Moana and Maui: A Series Of One Shots

The Girl Who Has Everything And The Guy Who Has Very Little (Part 2)

The Girl Who Has Everything And The Guy Who Has Very Little (Part 2)

One Shot #28 (Cont.)

Maui's POV

 I just transferred to Eleanor Roosevelt High School in New York City last week. I arrived a day late so it took me a little longer to get all of my materials, talk to my teachers, etc. Surprisingly though, I managed to make two decent friends, which is two more than I've ever had at any of the other schools I've been to. I've been to a lot of different schools. I've moved around a lot due to being a foster kid. Two months ago, I was adopted by a man named Alfredo Gonzalez. He's a single middle aged man, though he's far from kind. In fact, he's very abusive. I turned seventeen yesterday so I only have one more year to go and then I can be free. Well free from him at least. I will probably never be free from my problems.

   Now most tend to wonder "How could I possibly afford to go to a wealthy school in the upper East Side of Manhattan?" Well the answer is I'm a scholarship kid they took pity on. There are only three scholarship kids in the entire school, all us happen to be guys. The other two scholarship kids are the two friends I've managed to make. Their names are Luis and John. Luis is a foster kid like I was for most of my life and John is from a lower middle class family. They're both guys who work hard for what little they have, but most importantly, they understand what it's like to struggle, which is why I can relate to them so well. 

    The biggest downside for being a scholarship kid is that you're the target of bullying. They pick the weakest link in the group and go after them. In my friend group, I happen to be the weakest link. You might assume Luis is because he's a foster kid, but he happens to have very loving foster parents, which is a surprise because most foster parents are awful. I'm the weakest link because I have nothing and quite frankly, I am nothing. My life is a waste. That's why I deserve to be bullied by Trevor and his band of goons. Besides Luis and John, I have nobody. At the end of the day, I'm all alone. I only get to see my friends in school. My contact with them outside of school is very limited. I'm lucky if I get to text them for ten minutes a day. I work six days a week for long hours on end at corner shop next the apartment I live in. I take Sundays off just so I can breathe. My adopted father only works two days a week as salesman. He could work more, but he's too lazy to. He's rather sit on his ass then bring in the much needed money to pay for rent, bills, groceries, and other necessities. I pay my phone bill, car bill, gas, and groceries. That's quite a lot for a seventeen year old. At times, I even have to put some money towards the primary bills. 

   Can I confess something to you? I'm going to assume your answer is yes so I'll confess it. Sometimes, I want nothing more than to take a knife or even a rope... and just end it all. I'm so miserable. No one loves me nor do I have anyone to love. If I was gone, no would care. The world would just continue to go round. 

Hoped that you guys liked this part of this one shot! :) -Mary