Accept the Good and the Bad by, Jennepher

 I feel horrible. After the test, I felt that my whole world has turned upside down. How could this have happened? I’m only twenty-three and I’ve made a mistake. My best friend, Sofia, is on her bed talking with her boyfriend, Steve, while I’m crying my eyes out in the bathroom. I took the positive pregnancy test and threw it inside the drawer under the sink. I looked at the mirror to check if my eyes were red. They weren’t, so I left the bathroom.

    “I’m going to starbucks,” I said, grabbing my keys. “Milk and sugar?”

    “Yeah thanks,” Sofia answered. She gave me a warm smile as I closed the door. We have lived with each other for a while. We lived in a house with three floors. The third floor was like an attic except it wasn’t. There were two rooms up there, a bedroom and a bathroom. I used the bedroom as my makeup room. Fall is near and it’s started to get a bit chilly. It’s August and it’s still technically summer although the leaves are falling of the trees. I was headed to a “secret” meeting and I still don’t know why they wanted to meet up. By they, I mean Steve, Chris, and Tony. As soon as I arrived at starbucks, I felt a strong smell of coffee. It makes me feel a bit dizzy considering that I was pregnant. Tony, Steve, and Chris were sitting at a table. After more than two months, I still feel weird seeing Chris. After the night of the party, everything changed. It didn’t bother me too much, but now it really makes me uncomfortable because I’m pregnant with one of my closest friends. Chris and I met at Princeton University.

          I remember taking my suitcases out of the trunk of my car which was a black navigator. It was parked beside Sofia’s black car.  My car was truck-like so it was bigger and I had most of the suitcases. I was excited when I got accepted to Princeton University with Sofia. Now we are in a huge parking lot where all the other students were parked. Sofia and I found parking near our dorms which was just luck because so many people arrived with lots of cars. There were two dark blue suitcases with my shirts and sweaters and believe me they were enormous. I had my brother and my cousin to put the suitcases in my car. The suitcases were far back, so I put one knee in the car and reached for one suitcase. As soon as I got a grip on the handle, I looked around for Sofia. “Really Sofia? Now when I need you to help me, you’re not here,” I said talking to myself. I observed her talking with a very attractive guy. She had her flirty eyes. “Uh, how lovely,” I said making a face and sticking my tongue out. Some girl was looking at me and I said to her, “She totally abandoned me for a guy. Wow! That’s nice.” I was here for only twelve minutes and I am already making a bad impression of myself. Though I did recognize the guy Sofia was with. I believe his name was Stewart, Stefan, I really didn’t know but I knew it started with a “St.” “Well, I guess I have to use my little girl muscles to pull this oversized potato sac out of my car,” I said under my breath. My face wrinkled as I pulled the suitcase. I kept saying to myself “one, two, three PULL.” Suddenly I felt something warm on my skin which gave me goose bumps. As I turned there he was my knight in shining armor.

   “Hi I’m Chris, let me help,” he said with a smile. He had dirty blonde hair which complimented his blue eyes. He was very muscular too. His arm was next to mine. I didn’t know him, but he was just so dreamy. I stood aside as Chris took out my suitcases. He gave one tug and Walla, the suitcase came right out. I knew that those suitcases hated me.

   When I turned to check up on Sofia, I nearly bumped into another guy. What is going on? University is so much better considering that most of the guys here are amazing.

   “Sorry, I wasn’t looking where I was going,” I said. I looked up and starred into his brown eyes. Although he wasn’t the blued eyed guy with blonde hair, he was still charming. He had dark hair and amazing lips. “What am I doing,” I said looking down when I noticed I was observing his lips. I said that out loud so I definitely look like a freak.

  “No, it’s okay, don’t worry about it. My name is Tony,” he said with a grin. “And your name is?”

   “Elena.”

    “Hey Tony,” said Chris. “Where’s Steve?”

     Yes! That was his name. Steve! “He’s with Sofia,” I said pointing to where they were.

   Steve and Sofia came over to us and the boys helped us bring our things to our dorms. Sofia had this bright smile the whole day. Three years later, I went to a party with Tony and Chris. Tony was my boyfriend and I knew that Chris liked me because of the way he treated and looked at me. We danced and had lots of drinks. There was only one year left in school. I went to Sofia’s house for thanks giving, but then I went to my parent’s house for leftovers. Around midnight, Tony and Chris picked me up at my house and we went to a frat party. Next thing you know, Tony and I were beside his car which was in a small parking lot about half a mile from the party. There was just one other car there but there was nobody in it. We were making out when I heard a noise in the woods.

    “I think that there’s someone watching us,” I said. I thought that maybe it could have been Chris. That would just make him weird.

     “Don’t worry about it,” he said as we proceeded.

   Tony was speeding things up. I suddenly felt uncomfortable. I tried to stop him, but he kept going. That was when I punched him in the face and kicked him. Since he was leaning, I used my knee to hit him on the chest. It actually hurt me more than it hurt him. I began to walk away rubbing my knee. He stood up and lifted his shirt, undershirt, and a white cloth that was taped around his chest area. I saw a circle on his heart which was bright with lights and he said, “Ouch,” as he poked it. When I saw this, I took a few steps back and began to run. I didn’t know how to react. My goal was to run back to the party.

    “Elenaaaa! Stooooppp!” he yelled as he went to his car. My hair kept getting caught into branches which also made minor cuts on my face. I heard twigs breaking as I stepped on them. I heard a loud noise behind me, so I looked back. There was a red and yellowish machine with a white/ blue light at the heart. There was fire coming out of its feet. Tony was holding rope and tape in his “hands.”I tripped and fell into a puddle of mud. “Gross,” I said. I looked up at the sky and saw a bolt of lightning coming down. It hit a tree which crushed Tony. He got back up in a matter of seconds. I looked forward and saw Chris. At first, I felt relieved but then I saw him holding a huge, silver hammer. He was also wearing armor with a red cape.

    “This is just crazy. I’m a dead girl. The police will not find my body and it’s the end of me,” I said giving up on life. I dropped back into the mud waiting to see what they will do next.

 “Dude, why did you crush me with a freaking tree,” asked Tony.

 “I thought you were going to hurt her,” Chris said.

 “Just because you’re a god, it doesn’t mean you could just crush me with a tree. Anyways, I don’t know what to do with her,” Tony said.

    They both looked at me. Next thing you know, I’m on Chris’s shoulder with rope tied around my hands. I also had tape on my mouth. I kept kicking and hitting Chris on his back and legs. They put me in the back seat. They took off their gear and put it in the trunk. They drove to their dorms and carried me in. Tony put me into the tub, while Chris turned on the water. My clothes were getting wet, but at least the dirt was coming off my skin. I wish that Sofia and Steve were here, they would have rescued me by now. They went to live with each other. Their house is not far from here so I just need to escape. Tony left and Chris gave me a towel. When Tony arrived, he brought some of my clothes. He broke into my dorm, what a jerk.

 I lifted up the shirt and shorts. “Really? It’s cold and this outfit will make me look like a thot or hooker,” I complained.

   “Oh well,” Tony said with a grin. “You have five minutes to change.” They closed the door and locked it.

    I changed in under a minute and slithered out a small window like a snake. I ran to the nearest parking lot and saw Zoey. She was a friend and a classmate. I was trembling. I asked her to drive me to Steve and Sofia’s house. She said yes and I went into the passenger seat. I ducked when I saw Chris and Tony run out of the dorm. They looked desperately for me. When we got there I told her she could go. I tried to pick the lock but it didn’t work. Then, I took a brick and broke the window. I unlocked the window and opened it. I went inside and waiting for the love birds to arrive.

     I heard a car outside and heard the door open. I let out a breath of relief. I got out of the closet and skipped to the living room with joy. I finally felt safe. When I had a clear view of the door, my heart dropped. I turned as pale as a ghost. My nightmare wasn’t over. Chris and Tony were at the door and charged at me. I screamed and ran to the bedroom. I locked the door, but Chris broke it. He jumped on me and I fell on the bed. He was on top of me and I panicked. I moved and struggled. I could barely breathe. Chris held my hands above my head, while Tony ties my hands and legs. I kept screaming.

    The lights turned on. “What is the meaning of this!?” I heard Steve yell. Sofia came rushing to me as she untied my hands. Steve pushed Tony and Chris aside. He asked me if I was okay and I responded yes. When I noticed that Steve was wearing a costume, I said, “You too.” He nodded and we all sat at the dinner table. They all revealed their secrets. Tony and Chris explained how it came to all this while Sofia told us how she figured out about Steve. In conclusion, Chris is Thor, Steve is captain America, and Tony is iron man.

    Back to the present. I always thought that Chris was charming but I never saw us as anything more than friends.

    “So what’s up?” I asked as I sat down.

   “The ceiling, but I know what you meant,” said Tony.

    Everyone at the table was giggling. “Very funny, now tell why did I have to come here in secret, without telling Sofia?” I asked. “I never, actually I barely lie to her.”

   “Well, I am planning to do something, but Sofia can’t know,” Steve said.

   “Wait, are you breaking up with her because if you are then I don’t want to be a part of this,” I said. “Anyways, that’s just messed up because she is totally in love with. I mean, you guys have been in a relationship for more than five years and she stayed with you even though you kept an important secret from her.” I began to laugh out loud when I remembered what happened that night.

    “Believe me, it nothing bad. We are talking good news here,” said Chris with a smile on his face.

    “Okay, well now I’m interested,” I said leaning forward to hear what Steve was going to say next.

   “Yeah Elena, actually I want to bring our relationship to the next level,” Steve said. At this point, I had my hand holding my head, my elbow on the table, and I had a huge smile. This is so cute. I jumped up with excitement. I looked around and saw that everyone’s eyes were all bright and Steve looked so in love. “Okay here I go…I want to marry Sofia. I wanted to propose in the most romantic way possible. Do you think she will say yes?”

    “YES!” I shouted. I jumped up with joy and I was the only one standing up. I was being such a girl at this point. Then my head started to hurt horribly. I almost fell to the side. My hand was on my head. “Are you okay?” Chris asked as he stood up to hold me.

  “Yeah, I’m going to buy Sofia coffee now, and it’s getting late. I’ll see you guys at work,” I said heading towards the line. I ordered a coffee for Sofia and green tea for me. They continued talking about the proposal. I passed by them and put my back against the door to push it open. I gave a “bye” signal and was on my way home.

    I finished my green tea when I was I was outside, so threw it out. I really wanted to throw up. I unlocked the door and pushed it.

    “You didn’t tell me,” Sofia said with her arms crossed as I walked in.

      “Tell you what?” I asked. Immediately I thought of the proposal and the meeting. “Sorry I couldn’t tell you. It was supposed to be a surprise.” I was busted.

    “How is being pregnant a good thing?” she asked as if she were my mother. “Anyway who is the father?”

    “Oh that,” I said under my breath. “Uh, how did you find the pregnancy test?”

    “I was in the bathroom and I was looking for a brush and I found this instead. Why didn’t you tell me? I thought I was your closest friend,” she said.

    “I’m sorry. I didn’t want to tell anyone. I figured out half an hour ago,” I looked down with shame. I felt a tear running down my face. I didn’t know what to say next.

   Sofia saw my reaction and walked towards me. She hugged me and said, “I’m sorry, this should be hard on you too.” It felt really good knowing that someone cares and will be there for me. I laid my head on her shoulder. “What should I do?”

    “Whatever you think is best,” she answered. “You should probably discuss this with the father. Elena, who is the father?”

   “Chris.” I felt my face turning red.

    Her expression changed. “Chris as in Thor? Wow.” In my opinion she seemed happy.

   “What?” I asked feeling confused.

   “I mean, you guys make a great couple and he is a really nice guy. You guys were always close friends. I could even say that he was your best friend. I wasn’t really expecting you guys to hook up,” Sofia said.

    “That was a onetime thing,” I said immediately.

   “Oh, okay. So you guys are not really together?”

   “Nope, as I said it was only a onetime thing, we were drunk at the party and one thing led to another,” I explained.

   “I knew you guys were up to something. Steve and I were at the AVR victory party and we were looking for you guys. Both of you were nowhere in sight so we assumed that you guys were together. Steve told me that night that Chris was going to meet up with a girl that he liked and that he would make a move that night,” She told me.

  “Oh my god, so he wasn’t drunk and he knew exactly what he was doing when we got together,” I yelled. I was pissed.

  “So you didn’t know he was crushing on you?” she asked.

   “No I didn’t, but I should have known. That morning after the party, I woke up with his arm around me that was when I noticed what we had done. I couldn’t remember much of the night before. He woke up to and kissed me on the shoulder and I flipped. I literally got up covering myself and he was smiling. I thought he was still drunk, so to fix this I told him that this was a mistake and left. Later on that day we met up on the roof and I told him that everything would be fine because we were both drunk. Then I told him that we both made a mistake so we could still be friends,” I explained. “I feel like he totally took advantage of me.”

   “Okay, next topic. Just now you went to starbucks to get us coffee but I know you weren’t drinking coffee because of the baby, so what were you really doing there and why did you take so long?” Sofia asked.

   “Right, Well I was with Chris and I was going to tell him but we were just hanging out,” I said, “as friends.”

     The phone began to ring. Sofia answered it and as soon as she hung up she told me that we had a meeting at the AVR agency. We left the building and went into my car. I asked Sofia to drive because my head was hurting. We drove around the streets of California. I loved it here. We worked at the Avenger agency. We used to in the CIA but the AVR agency needed skilled workers. Sofia and I were always partners. Although we have no super powers, we were still very important. Sometimes we would be the ones behind the computer telling the “heroes” where to go. Most of the time we go along with them. We were skilled at fighting and we were very intelligent. When we arrived there we had to go through the security system. We had to have our IDs scanned, enter a code and have a computer scan our finger prints. As four steel doors opened, I could see Steve and Chris waiting for us. Tony was also there. . Natasha was black widow and our boss was Nick. The other avengers were there as well. Everyone knew about the proposal because every smiled when Sofia arrived.

      “Would you like some coffee?”

      It was Chris and recognized his voice. Without looking at him, I answered. “No.” I walked to my seat which was next to Sofia and Natasha. A mission was being explained so I had to take notes and listen.

   As Nick spoke, I heard nothing. I felt really dizzy.

   “You look pale,” Natasha said.

As I looked around the room I saw Chris looking at me. He seemed worried. I could feel the vomit rising. It was at my throat. I covered my mouth and ran out of the room. I chose a good day to wear sneakers. The room was quite and Sofia ran after me. At the bathroom, I was vomiting while Sofia was holding my hair.

   “Do you feel alright,” Tony asked.

   “Yeah thank you,” I said sitting back into my seat. Nick looked at me and nodded. He continued speaking. I wrote notes and went to my office when it was over. I closed the door behind me and looked out the window. The door opened again and I looked back to see that Chris was there.

   “Why are you so cold to me?” he asked as he closes the door behind him. He walked closer to me, “Are you avoiding me?”

    I kissed him. He was surprised. I was also surprised. Did I kiss him to shut him up or just because I wanted to? I answered, “Yes,” and walked out the door. He grabbed my arm and I pulled away from him. Everything became blurry. I was walking fast through his halls and he jogged behind me. I stopped. Suddenly I fell to the floor but someone caught me. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was in the medical room in the agency. Steve, Tony, Chris, Natasha, and Sofia were there. Sofia was holding my hand.

    “The nurse is coming with the results,” she said.

  “If everyone figures out I would need to retire,” I whispered.

      I squeezed her hand as the nurse entered the room. My heart was beating fast.

    “Your results say that you are pregnant,” the nurse said.

    I didn’t say anything.

     “Is that why you were avoiding me?” Chris asked as he stood up. He seemed angry.

    “This is awkward. We should probably go,” Tony said.

     I felt so uncomfortable alone with Chris.

     “You knew didn’t you?” he asked.

     “Yes, I figured out this morning before we met at Starbucks for the proposal.”

       “When were you going to tell me? Were you just going to keep it away from me?’” he asked.

   “Wait. This is my fault. I don’t know. Was I supposed to tell you? We are not even in a relationship,” I said as I stood up.

    “I thought you felt the same way about me. Elena, I have liked you since we’ve met. That day when you left, I noticed that you couldn’t remember what happened and you seemed scared. I thought we were going to be together when I woke up but when you reacted that way I saw how you really felt,” he said.

     “I felt lost and confused that day. Sofia told me how Steve told her that you were going to make a move on someone you liked. So it got me upset that you came to me that day with those intentions when I wasn’t very conscious,” I said.

   “Sorry that I did all that. I just thought you loved me, too,” he said. He turned and walked slowly to the door. I ran to the door and stood in the way so that he wouldn’t leave.

  “I do. Look, I know I already hurt you by not telling you about the baby, but I think I should tell you the way I felt at the party. At the party when we were talking I saw a different side of you. I noticed that I loved you so I kissed you. Even though I don’t remember everything, I know that I kissed you first and then you kissed me back. After that I can’t remember much. In the morning when I woke up, I thought you didn’t really love me the way I loved you. I just thought that you kissed me back because you were drunk. I was afraid that you wouldn’t feel the same in the morning so I left and tried to fix things, so that I wouldn’t look like a fool,” I said. He looked at me with relief. “That didn’t work because right know I feel like a fool any ways. I know that this doesn’t change what I did, so I’m sorry.”

   He was silent. I opened the door so that he could leave. Yet he didn’t. He pushed the door closed again.

   “I was being selfish,” he said. “You literally figured out today so you needed time to think and process the information. I’m not mad at you. I’m mad at myself for putting you into this situation.”

   I smiled and hugged him. He hugged me back tighter.  I was relieved.

  “Whatever you chose to do with the baby, I will support you,” Chris said.

  “I’m not ready to be a mother, but I’m going to keep it anyways,” I said being honest.

  “Okay,” he said grabbing my hand. “I’m glad that you want to keep this baby. After Loki killed Jane, I felt emptiness. I mean, I’ve always loved you and I used Jane as a replacement and ended up falling for her. Having this baby will make me the happiest man in the world.”

   He hugged me and spun me around. It seems as if this was a movie and there is going to be a happy ending. Although this part of my life isn’t too realistic, I still enjoy every second of it.

   We left the medical room and told our friends that it was official. We are going to keep the baby, so Chris and I are going to the hospital in a week to check whether the baby is a girl or a boy. Days and nights have passed. Tomorrow we were going to the doctor. My stomach is already getting bigger and I keep looking at the mirror to see the difference.  Chris technically didn’t move in with me, but he still visits me and drops of some flowers. With the flowers there is always a little note that says poetic quotes and the last flower I received quoted Shakespeare. When I receive these, I find them a bit funny because the noted are very corny.

   Now I’m more than three months in the pregnancy, almost four months. The doctor says I’m having a boy. There’s an heir to the throne. Chris was so excited, he was thinking of names, and trying to plan out his life even though he isn’t born yet.

  Tomorrow Steve is going to propose and I can imagine Sofia’s expression. What he is planning out is just so romantic and cute. He should probably be nervous or anxious for tomorrow to come.

     “You should go visit Steve,” I told Chris. We were on the roof of the apartment building. The sky was dark and can see some stars. We were lying down on a big blanket and we were observing the stars.

     “Okay, but before I leave let’s dance,” he said holding out his hand.

     “But there’s no music,” I said laughing, yet I still grabbed his hand. I thought that this was kind of awkward, but I still went along with it. I was smiling for the whole dance. When Chris left, I told him that I would stay on the roof for a few more minutes.  

     Two minutes have passed and I saw Chris leaving the building. I turned around and froze. I turned pale. I have never felt this scared in my life.

   “Hello there, Elena. I heard that you will be giving birth to next heir. You never worried me until now. I tried to kill you once just to make my brother suffer. He would have lost a dear friend, ha. Now killing you will give me more pleasure because not only does he love you, he also has hope again with that baby you’re giving birth to in five months,” Loki said walking around in circles.

   “Leave me alone. Go away. You have no business here,” I said trying to scare him away. Instead, he came closer. I began to walk backwards, until I hit the edge of the roof. It hit me on the back. Loki got very close and knocked me down like a domino.

  “I don’t want to make this ugly, so I’m just going to choke you to death. Don’t worry it is nothing personal,” he said with a smile. I felt weaker. He began to choke me. My hands kept hitting his face as I tried to stop him. Everything was getting blurry. Tears began to roll against my face when my hands went down.

   Suddenly he let go. Something knocked him down. It was Sofia. She brought up a pan with her as if she knew what was going on. I took too long to go back to the apartment, so she knew that something was wrong. She helped me up and walked me back to the apartment.

  “Don’t tell anyone this happened,” I said when I sat down. “I don’t want to worry anyone.” She nodded.

  That night Sofia went to sleep with me. Making sure nothing would happen to me. When the sun light hit my face through a crack of the curtains I woke up. Sofia was still sleeping.

    Today was the big day. Steve will invite Sofia to Permani which was a very fancy restaurant. I went out that day to buy a camera and get myself a nice dress for the occasion. It was seven thirty and last time Sofia texted me she said that she was watching keeping up with the Kardasians. I took a taxi to Permani and when I arrived, her parents and family members were all there. This was going to be so cute. Steve arrived with the others and we waited for Sofia to come. Tony was in charge of bringing her here. There was nobody else at the restaurant because Steve rented out the place. She finally arrived. I could tell that Steve was holding his breath at this point. When she got out of the car, she observed the lights that were hanging from the trees and the huge amount of candles that were lit. Steve made his way to her and spoke beautiful words to her.  Her hair and her black dress moved with the soft breeze. They were near the water. I tip toed behind a bush that was near them. I was a creepy mouse. I took a few photos of them. Steve got down on one knee. Now I was definitely taking a video.

  “Will you marry me,” I heard him say.

   “Yes!” she shouted while tears of happiness rolled down her cheeks. It started raining rose pedal which came from the galaxies. Of course, Thor did this. After this, we all ate dinner and had a great time. Chris walked me home and Steve took Sofia to his house. They had a wedding to plan and they were also going to celebrate the night together, if you know what I mean. I spent the night watching Gossip Girl because that show is my life and now I can hog the TV.

  It was a sunny day. Two months has passed since Steve asked Sofia to marry him. They had planned out the wedding and the honeymoon. Of course, I was the bride’s maid. There were four other ones. Sofia had five bride’s maids and Steve had five groomsmen. Sofia picked light pink dresses for the bride’s maids. She had to pick the dress that had a ribbon under the breasts because my stomach was a lot bigger now. She wore a long white dress which is usually seen in your dreams. It had small sleeves that reached her shoulders and was open on the back which created the shape of a heart. She looked like an angel. She has curls on the ends of her hair and was holding light pink roses. The wedding took place at a park. It was elegant and classy. There was tent were the bride and the bride’s maids had to change, to the left. To the right, there was another white tent where the groom and groomsmen changed into their suits. There were just a few trees around. About a fourth of a mile there was a huge tent where the party is taking place. A clearer description of the seating and “the alter” is a similar one to the one from Twilight. Sofia loved that movie and Steve wanted it to be that way as well.

   The priest was asking them some questions. Both of them answered, “I do.” At this point I was crying. I was just so happy. My best friend just got married and my baby will be born in just three months. After the wedding, Sofia went to change into a party dress. I also changed into a red dress which has lace on the chest, neck and arms. The lace covered up most of my skin. The dress was up to my knees. I had red lipstick on with a beige eye shadow on my lids. I kept the makeup simple. I wore red shoes with small heels. When we were eating dinner, many people went up on the stage to say a few words. At some points, I noticed that Sofia was crying. Everyone was at the party. There was a lot of wine and other drinks. I just drank orange juice. Chris and I danced a lot, until my feet began to hurt.

     “Hey you want to go for a walk?” I asked Sofia.

     “Yeah, I would love to,” she replied. We went out and walked with each other for a while. There was path when nice stones. We walked through this path for about five minutes.

    “It’s such a beautiful night. How do you feel?” I asked.

    “I feel great. Everything is just so perfect. In two more days we are going to the honeymoon and I know that Steve and I will have a great time,” she said.

     “I’m glad to hear that,” I said.

   “I’m glad to hear that too. I’m sorry I didn’t make it to the wedding. Oh wait, I wasn’t invited,” Loki said. Sofia and I turned and saw Loki behind us.

   “Look Loki, we don’t want problems, so go away,” I told him.

   “Well sorry to tell you this, but I don’t like seeing happy endings for my enemies,” he said pulling out a knife. He grabbed Sofia. I charged toward him, but he pushed me aside. I fell on the floor.

    “HELP!!!” I yelled, hoping that someone would hear me. Loki threw Sofia on the floor and got on top of her. He was a sick man. I couldn’t let him do this to Sofia. He used the knife to rip her dress. She was also screaming. He began to kiss her on the neck while she tried to push him away. At this point I didn’t think anyone was coming to help so I ran and jumped on Loki’s back. I had taken off my shoes and began to hit him on the head. He pushed back against a tree, which made me hit my back really hard. I saw people running out of the party. They were coming to help. Sofia was at a corner covering herself. Steve and Chris were running over here as fast as they can. They were geared up. Steve made it to Sofia and held her.

   “Thor,” Loki said with a smile on his face. Loki turned to me. While Thor threw his hammer, Loki took the knife and stabbed me with it. I fell looking down at my stomach where he stabbed me. I really couldn’t see the blood because I was wearing a red dress. I saw the hammer hit Loki, which made him fall and hit a tree. I was laying down watching the stars. I felt the blood coming out of the red dress and also out of my red lips. Thor was holding my head up and yelled, “Someone call the ambulance!” He was crying and that was when I closed my eyes.

    “Beep, Beep, Beep.” I saw only blurs. I stood up feeling very dizzy. Sofia and Chris were in the room of the hospital. They were both crying.

   “Sometimes life isn’t fair,” the nurse said. I looked down and noticed that my stomach was flatter.

    I began to cry and scream. I was moving and hitting the doctors. Chris was holding on to me so tight. I began to take deep breaths because I couldn’t breathe. Life hurts like hell. Loosing someone is easy, but accepting it is really hard. I just looked down as the tears fell on the white sheets. I realized that no matter how much I shout and cry, my baby isn’t coming back. This was the painful truth. I couldn’t do anything, but suck it up and move forward. In a week, I was able to go home. Sofia moved the honeymoon for the next week.

    “What happened to Loki?” I asked Sofia.

     “He’s gone,” she said. “The avengers were just so angry. They gave him so many chances to change, but he didn’t.”

    After a week, Sofia was on her way to her honeymoon with Steve. I was happy for them.

     I am a strong person, so I wasn’t depressed and sad all the time. I didn’t try to forget what happened; I just tried to accept it. Chris and I moved in with each other and we went to the Dominican Republic on a vacation. I was happy with him. Life is better and enjoyable if you make every second count.