Short Story: Found Love By Michelle Kathy Ziko
It was Maddie's first day of sixth grade and she wasn't very excited. She never really was excited for anything at all. She didn't believe any of the rumors that she heard, she wasn't scared about what could have been through. So, Maddie arrived to school a little early and began to walk around with her friend Carla. As they walked around the school, beginning to familiarize themselves with the place they would be at for the next 3 years of their lives. Maddie heard someone say "Hey Crippled!", yeah that's right. He was talking to Maddie, she had gotten stitches on her arm the day before because a glass cut her and she wasn't able to use her right arm. So, I guess people decided to make fun of Maddie and call her crippled. But Maddie did not care, as long as they didn't get in her way she was fine.
As the first month of middle school passed by, the same boy that called Maddie crippled continued to bug her and call her crippled. She began to get angry, she found out this boys name was Cristian. She then found out that he had a crush on her. Maddie said to Carla "Ewww, he's crazy if he thinks I would ever like him! He's annoying and immature! I don't care how good looking he is!!"
Carla said "I know he is so annoying, don't even bother. You are wayy too good for him!"
So Maddie continued on with her regular life not thinking about boys, Cristian, or anything really. The only important thing in her life was school and her best friend Carla. But as time continued to pass by, she became friends with Cristian and he actually turned out to be a pretty decent guy to hang out with.
One day Maddie told Carla "I think I'm starting to actually like Cristian", Carla had no response, she didn't really care. As long as Maddie was happy then Carla was too!
So starting from 6th grade, Maddie and Cristian officially became a couple. They were so happy together it was like nothing could separate them. But then after four months of being together, something happened all of a sudden. And Cristian wanted to break up, Cristian said to Maddie "I'm sorry but I don't want to be with you anymore. It's over".
Suddenly Maddie felt a pain that she had never felt before. This type of pain was vey new to her, she couldn't bare it. It was inevitable! She just began to cry and cry and cry, she tried to stop but she couldn't help it. Maddie had experienced her first heart break!
Weeks passed by and she just could not forget about Cristian, it was like there was something very special about him that she just couldn't let go of him. By the end of 6th grade Maddie and Cristian were able to get back together and be happy again. They went throughout all their high school years going back and forth, back and forth with each other.
Nobody ever understood why they went back to each other, but Maddie and Cristian knew that it was something special.
While all this was going on during middle school, little did everyone know that Maddie was having a lot of problems at home. Maddie lived with her mom and older sister, but her mom wasn't the average mom. Her mom had a mental illness and she would constantly verbally abuse Maddie. Maddie didn't tell anyone this, she just kept it to herself.
But one day Maddie's mom decided to kick her out for no reason. Literally no reason, and Maddie didn't have anywhere to go because her mom kicked out her sister a few weeks before and she didn't know where she was.
Maddie told Cristian that this happened, and he told his mom. His mom was kind enough to offer Maddie a place to stay while things weren't going very well at home. Maddie's sister eventually figured out where she was and decided that she wanted to take custody of her. But in that time her sister could not just get granted guardianship of her without having a home of her own and job. So while Maddie's sister tried to prove that she was capable to take care of her, Maddie had to live in a foster home for two years!
For those two year, Maddie did not see Cristian. She did not Speak to Cristian. She didn't not have nay type of contact with him and she was afraid that he had already forgotten about her. It took two years for Maddie's sister to gain custody of Maddie but she was finally able to be happy again with her older sister, even though it took longer than what was anticipated.
By the time Maddie was living with her sister, she was about to start the 10th grade. She walked into the school called Lowood High School. While she was walking, she realized that many of her classmates from Middle School were at this school and she got excited and thought maybe Cristian came to this school as well. She went one whole day at the school and no luck, she didn't see Cristian at all.
She went home thinking he was really gone and out of her life forever. She couldn't help but be sad and cry.
Maddie was forced to go to school the next day. She was walking to 1st period in such a drag. As she was about to open the door to her classroom, she hears someone say "Hey crippled, where have you been?", Maddie turned around with excitement! She looked and realized it was Cristian! She ran to him and jumped on him. They didn't want to let each other go!
Maddie said to Cristian "I thought you forgot about me, I thought I would never be able to find you!!"
Cristian responded "You thought wrong Maddie, I would never be able to forget my first and only love!"
As the first month of middle school passed by, the same boy that called Maddie crippled continued to bug her and call her crippled. She began to get angry, she found out this boys name was Cristian. She then found out that he had a crush on her. Maddie said to Carla "Ewww, he's crazy if he thinks I would ever like him! He's annoying and immature! I don't care how good looking he is!!"
Carla said "I know he is so annoying, don't even bother. You are wayy too good for him!"
So Maddie continued on with her regular life not thinking about boys, Cristian, or anything really. The only important thing in her life was school and her best friend Carla. But as time continued to pass by, she became friends with Cristian and he actually turned out to be a pretty decent guy to hang out with.
One day Maddie told Carla "I think I'm starting to actually like Cristian", Carla had no response, she didn't really care. As long as Maddie was happy then Carla was too!
So starting from 6th grade, Maddie and Cristian officially became a couple. They were so happy together it was like nothing could separate them. But then after four months of being together, something happened all of a sudden. And Cristian wanted to break up, Cristian said to Maddie "I'm sorry but I don't want to be with you anymore. It's over".
Suddenly Maddie felt a pain that she had never felt before. This type of pain was vey new to her, she couldn't bare it. It was inevitable! She just began to cry and cry and cry, she tried to stop but she couldn't help it. Maddie had experienced her first heart break!
Weeks passed by and she just could not forget about Cristian, it was like there was something very special about him that she just couldn't let go of him. By the end of 6th grade Maddie and Cristian were able to get back together and be happy again. They went throughout all their high school years going back and forth, back and forth with each other.
Nobody ever understood why they went back to each other, but Maddie and Cristian knew that it was something special.
While all this was going on during middle school, little did everyone know that Maddie was having a lot of problems at home. Maddie lived with her mom and older sister, but her mom wasn't the average mom. Her mom had a mental illness and she would constantly verbally abuse Maddie. Maddie didn't tell anyone this, she just kept it to herself.
But one day Maddie's mom decided to kick her out for no reason. Literally no reason, and Maddie didn't have anywhere to go because her mom kicked out her sister a few weeks before and she didn't know where she was.
Maddie told Cristian that this happened, and he told his mom. His mom was kind enough to offer Maddie a place to stay while things weren't going very well at home. Maddie's sister eventually figured out where she was and decided that she wanted to take custody of her. But in that time her sister could not just get granted guardianship of her without having a home of her own and job. So while Maddie's sister tried to prove that she was capable to take care of her, Maddie had to live in a foster home for two years!
For those two year, Maddie did not see Cristian. She did not Speak to Cristian. She didn't not have nay type of contact with him and she was afraid that he had already forgotten about her. It took two years for Maddie's sister to gain custody of Maddie but she was finally able to be happy again with her older sister, even though it took longer than what was anticipated.
By the time Maddie was living with her sister, she was about to start the 10th grade. She walked into the school called Lowood High School. While she was walking, she realized that many of her classmates from Middle School were at this school and she got excited and thought maybe Cristian came to this school as well. She went one whole day at the school and no luck, she didn't see Cristian at all.
She went home thinking he was really gone and out of her life forever. She couldn't help but be sad and cry.
Maddie was forced to go to school the next day. She was walking to 1st period in such a drag. As she was about to open the door to her classroom, she hears someone say "Hey crippled, where have you been?", Maddie turned around with excitement! She looked and realized it was Cristian! She ran to him and jumped on him. They didn't want to let each other go!
Maddie said to Cristian "I thought you forgot about me, I thought I would never be able to find you!!"
Cristian responded "You thought wrong Maddie, I would never be able to forget my first and only love!"