The Plate Is Half Full (Supergirl)

VIII

After Mon-el saw Kara sitting at the desk outside of Mrs. Grants office, he knew he had to see her again. He had to apologise for how he reacted, and tell her that he wanted to help her.

He walked over to his bosses desk. "I think Mrs. Grant needs help fixing her computer" he lied

"You were just up there" he scowled not bothering to look up.

"Yes, that is true. But um- she needs something reinstalled since I fixed it" Mon-el said, trying his hardest to see Kara again.

"Fine" his boss gave in. "But have it done in 10 minutes" he negotiated.

"Yes sir" Mon-el complied making his way to the elevator.

When the doors finnaly slid opend to the 32nd floor he stepped out and began scanning the room.

Mon-el finnaly spotted Kara. He started to walk towards her, when someone swooped passed him and right to Kara.

"So how's your first day back been" he heard Winn say. "Have you talked to James?"

James? Who was James? He thought.

"I haven't had the chance, Mrs Grant has got me swamped" she told him looking up from her desk.

"Well if you need anything, let me know" Winn smiled.

It was all or nothing. Mon-el was almost to Kara desk when a hand stopped him. Winns hand to be exact.

"What are you doing here?" Winn asked angrily standing up out of his seat.

"I work here" Mon-el replied bluntly.

Kara looked up to the sound of Mon-els voice and watched as Winn stood in front of her. Protecting her. He was such an amazing friend to her.

"By the looks of it your an electrician." Winn replied crossing his arms, looking Mon-el up and down. Winn was still angry at Mon-el for hurting Kara. "And to my count that's 20 storys down"

"Winn, I just want to talk to Kara" Mon-el pleaded.

"What so you can scream at her again?" Winn asked.

"No of course not. I want to apologise." He told Winn.

As Winn was about to speak again, he was abruptly interrupted. "Its okay Winn" Kara said from behind him.

He turned around. "Are you sure?" He asked her.

She nodded and smiled. "Yes, I'm sure. Thankyou for protecting me"

He smiled back. "Always" and with that he made his way back to his seat, still watching the conversation from a distance.

Kara stood up from her chair and walked right past Mon-el into Mrs. Grants office.

"Mrs Grant." She said. Cat looked up. "May I take my 15 minute brake please?"

"Of course" Cat smiled.

Kara walked out of Cats office and gestured form Mon-el to follow her to the elevator. He did just that.

The elevator ride was silent and long. Once the elevator doors finnaly opend the walked into the roof.

She walked to the edge as he stood back and watched her do so.

"Do you come up here often?" He asked her.

"I used to" she answerd back, not turning around. "Untill I took my leave of absence"

He stepped closer to her. "Kara, I wanted to apologise to you" he began. "I overreacted and it was your secret to tell" he said taking a few steps closer.

"Do you wanna know why my eating disorder started?" She asked as he took the final steps to be right next to her. "A guy" she told him bluntly.

She looked to him, looking for signs for wether or not she should continue. " Adam was his name" she said looking back at to the city. "It all started about a year ago. "

1 year earlier.
(Kara's voice over in bold)

I had been dating Adam for a few weeks and he was sweet at the start. But then something changed.

Kara sat on her couch watching tv when a knock rang throughout her apartment. She made her way to the door and opend it.

He showed up to my apartment at midnight, drunk.

"What are you doing here?" She asked him.

"What- a guy can't come and see his girlfriend?" He slurred.

"Not drunk you can't" she replied crossing her arms.

"Why not baby?" He asked her stepping closer.

"Because you smell like a bar" she said stepping back.

We stood there for a few minutes arguing about why he shouldn't have been at my apartment. And then he tried kissing me.

"What the hell are you doing?" She screamed pushing him off of her.

"I'm trying to kiss my girlfriend. But mabye I should just head back to the strip club with all the skinny girls." He shouted.

"You-you were at a strip club?" Kara asked trying to hold back tears.

"Yeah, I wanted to hang out with someone who wasn't a fat bitch"

She looked down at her self. "I'm not fat or a bitch" she yelled back at him.

"Yes you are." He laughed. "Your the fastest girl I know. And your a prissy little bitch who thinks she can do whatever she wants. " he said stepping closer. Kara was now trapped up against he counters. "But you can't. What you can do, is feel this" he raised his hand and slapped her in the face, making her fall to the ground.

He hit me. And then he kicked me in the ribs. And then he just left. The next day when he came back to apologise, I told him to leave. I had a broken rib and a black eye. When I told him to leave he called me a fat bitch again, and I haven't seen him sence.

I couldn't control anything that happend that night. I couldn't control how I saw my self in the mirror anymore. I felt fat and I looked fat.

What I could control was my eating habits. I stopped eating and it took Winn and Alex about a month to notice. They took me to a doctor and I was diagnosed with anorexia.

Present-day.

"Oh my God Kara" Mon-el said, not knowing what else to say. "Did the guy ever get convicted for asult?"

Kara sadly laughed as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Of course not. He was a rich pretty boy." She wiped away her tears. "Whoa. I haven't told anyone that" she realized.  "Every time someone asks I just shrug them off."

"Well I'm honored you told me" he smiled. "Kara" he began taking a breath. "I really like you, and I want to help you"

"I don't want to get hurt again Mon-el" she said looking twords him.

"I would never hurt you, not on purpose" he said. "And if you say yes, we can take it as slow as you want. Please, at least, just go on a date with me"

She sighed. "Fine" she smiled. "I will go on a date with you. "