Seeking Beauty

Chapter Three

A/N: I truly apologize on this long break I taken, I did want to write but I didn't have the motivation too!! But here it is, a chapter for Seeking beauty! It's un-hold now. I'm excited to be able to write again. Heads up for a new chapter for 'Rules breaker' enjoy this chapter

"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chapter 3

It was dark, I barely could see anything. My body was paralyzed and all I could hear was my heart pounding against my chest. I tried to scream but there was no sound coming out my mouth, my mind started flashing me with images that I thought was a nightmare. My lungs were getting tighten, no air was passing through my wind pipe. I am suffocating, my mind finally acknowledged the situation.

"Ronnie"

A voice said.

"Ronnie, baby wake up"

I felt someone shaking me, my eyes were still closed.

"Ronnie?" that was mum, I could tell by the she over emphasis my name.

I slowly opened my right eye but I couldn't manage to open my left since there was some cloth covering it.

My vision was hazy at first but then I slowly started to see my mothers complication. Her short chestnut hair was tucked behind her ears, her blue eyes were red and puffy as if she was crying. She was wearing her her work cloths which is usually a blazer and a pencil skirt.

She slowly bend down teaching my level to give me a hug and said " I'm glad you are fine" I could feel her getting chocked up as she said those words.

I was still in a state of utter confusion. Where was I? What happened? I looked down at my body was on bed completely wrapped with cloth. I looked around, and I looked like I was in a hospital.

"Mum, w-what happened?" my voice sounded raspy and dry.

She looked at me with sympathy an pain her eyes, I could see her holding back her tears. She grabbed a chair, brought it next to my bed and sat there holding my hand.

"You don't recall anything that happened?" she asked.

I took a moment to remember, then I got flashing images of the party and dancing and Riley cheating on me with my so called best friend but then my memory halts. I closed my eye trying to remember harder, then there is an image of me and Kyle making out and then...there was a fire.

"A fire?" I said

My mum nodded, " There was a fire in our house" she said.

"Is everybody okay? Did every get out?" my voice rised in concern.

"Yeah, there wasn't any serious injuries. Except..."

She looked down.

"Who? Who mum?" my heart raced, I was scared on who's name she was going to say.

"You."

Me? Panned down at myself, and I realized I was fully clothed and I wasn't even able to move, my face was covered. It was obvious that I could injuried but I was still shocked.

"What? I mean it's just little scars and burns right?" I said trying to be optimistic, trying to push away the negativity.

"honey..."

"What mom? Just fucking spit it out" I was angry by then.

She didn't even get pissed on the fact I swore, she was still very much upset.

"You suffered second degree burn on your back, stomach and...your face." my heart sank, my face was burned. That can not be true.

"What? No no! You're kidding me? Fuck no no no" I started to scream and cry. My mother tried to hold me back as I wanted to get up and see myself.

"I'm a model! I just got signed to biggest modelling agency!! This can't be happening" I started to scream angrily.

"Ronnie, please stop" my mom said trying to calm me down.

I sat back and let that all sink in.

My dream just got shattered with a blink of an eye.

"There must be some plastic surgery or face lift. I don't know, there must be something" I cried.

My mom sat there with her hands on her head.

" where is dad? Where is Joshua?" I knew dad could help or figure out something. Joshua is my nine year old brother, he wasn't in the house that night but I was awfully concerned about him even though I don't get along with him sometimes.

"I can't live like this you hear me! I just can't!" I started to yell at the top of my lungs.

"Veronica" my mum cried.

I know something is not good when my mum calls me Veronica.

"I get it, this is something horrible that's has happened to you and I'm awfully sorry about it. But there something bigger that has happened!" she yelled.

My stomach flipped in fear, "Did something happened to Joshua?"

"Joshua is fine, he's at the cafeteria downstairs with the nurse." she said slowly wiping the tears that are about to scroll down her face.

It ached me to see her like this, then she turned the news channel. "Bussiens man, Darren Jordan has been arrested this morning for the forgery of his late father ( caleb Jordan's) will. After last night fire that occurred in his house due to a fuel leakage. The real will of his father was found and the his brothers Tim Jordan and Seth jordan were found mentioned in the will but Darren Jordan kept denying it was true. Allegations were true and Darren have lost all the wealth." I heard the news reporter say. This is not happening, no how could this happen? My dad is not a thief!

"Mom! What the fuck is going on?" I yelled.

"I'll explain" she said.

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I stare at my reflection as I'm about to remove the cloth on my body and face. My hair had to be chopped off since half of it got burned, I just have a half shaved hair. I wasn't ready to see my new body, filled with scars and burns.

I wasn't ready to see my burned face. I felt the shiver run through my spine, "Are you ready?" the nurse said. Although I wasn't but my head nodded involuntarily.

I closed my eyes as I felt her slowly unwrap me, according to the doctor there will be no more pain if I keep taking the pills and apply the cream. She reached my stomach and I felt a rush of cold hair hit my stomach causing me to jerk backwards. My head was filled with thoughts, one thing I kept think of is my dad lying about the wealth being all his. Basically, when my grandfather passed away he was very much upset with my two uncles so my father just decided to take all the money to himself and not share. my dad have took the money of his brothers, which in other words means stealing. My mum knew about it, but my mother said that my dad tried to contact his brother to give them their share of wealth but the refused, I'm not even sure I believe that. We lost all the money, the house...everything. My dad got bailed out and his brothers decided to give him a house that he had in north carolina that was once sold to couple but they moved away.

"I'm all done" the nurse said.

I was scared to open my eyes, I was dreading the fact that I'm about to see a new person.

I slowly gained the courage to open my eyes and what I saw left me speechless.

My body froze in shock, my once perfectly tanned legs had patches of burns and scars. My stomach had a huge patch of the color of faded pink which matched my upper arms. My hair which was once long and healthy was now short and light. My face looked horrifying, scaring or whatever word used to describe how dreadful I was when I saw my face. One side, it looked like the old veronica which is perfectly flawless skin. The next, looked like corpse. My face looked horrifying with all the scaring and horrible patches. My face looked like it has been eaten off. Who was this? That was not Veronica the girl with sexy tanned legs or piercing green eyes and mesmerizing smile. No this was a Veronica, the walking corpse. The hideous person who lost everything. Her dreams, her looks, her reputation...her everything.

Before I could react or scream or do anything. My body lost control and I blacked out.