Fighting For Freedom: A Fictional Narrative
Lena cried over very few things. She might cry when she threw up and she’d sometimes cry at emotional proclamations. On an average day, the closest Lena ever got to crying was a clenched jaw and stern expression. However, Lena being seven weeks pregnant meant that every day was incredibly far from being an average day and that crying wasn’t as elusive as it once had been in the Zor-el household.
Kara had just arrived back home from a day of saving innocent lives throughout National City. Since it had been raining all day, Kara had rescued most from car accidents on the freeways. There had been a single robbery, but there were no lives in danger, simply financial gain. Either way, it had been a good day and she was pleased with how things had …show more content…
“Oh my God! Kara! I thought you were- oh no, did I hurt you?”
Lena dropped the bat and her hands immediately began pulling off Kara’s hoodie to examine her back.
Kara winced. “Yes, how?”
“After you proposed, I knew that I would be living with a super for the rest of my life. And if another super came after you, I wanted to be able to defend myself and you! So, the lab whipped this up for me.”
“A baseball bat?”
“Kind of, it’s laced with a compound that it known to be able to cause harm to the average super. It’s not marketed or anything. They only made one, for me, and then destroyed the plans.”
“You have a weapon that can harm me?”
“Yes, but it’s not to hurt you. It’s meant to hurt anyone that harms our family. You should be feeling better any minute now. It’s not meant to kill, only to stun. Just to give you enough time to protect us.”
Lena’s hand came to rest on her stomach, which was still flat, but that didn’t matter. It still housed something precious. Kara felt her frustration fade, same as her pain.
“That’s really smart. I just wish you would have told me.”
“I know but I didn’t want you to think that I was trying to hurt you. I just love …show more content…
A look of hurt crossed her features which confused Kara. She hadn’t said anything with malice, she was just kidding around.
“I just want to be able to protect our baby! You’re so strong and I’m so weak. I’m practically helpless.”
“Lena, you aren’t helpless! You’re very capable!”
“Says the woman that can pick up cars and hold up falling buildings.” Lena threw her hands up. “And fly! How am I supposed to protect our baby? Especially when you don’t even think I know how to cook pasta!”
“Oh Rao! I never said that!” Kara raised her voice despite herself and immediately she knew what was coming next. Lena was going to raise her voice and then there’d be a full-blown yelling match. But Kara was wrong.
No, instead of yelling, Lena’s lip quivered before tears welled in her eyes. Kara reached for her, but Lena turned away from her hands. Fat tears rolled down her cheeks before falling from her jaw. Her shoulders shook as she covered her face with her hands and ran into the bedroom.
Kara stood in the kitchen, shocked. Lena never cries unless it’s something monumental. She cried when Kara proposed to her and she cried when she found out she was pregnant but that was basically it. So to have Lena burst into tears, meant that she was deeply impacted by whatever Kara had just said, or done or implied. The only problem was that Kara had no idea what she had done
Kara had just arrived back home from a day of saving innocent lives throughout National City. Since it had been raining all day, Kara had rescued most from car accidents on the freeways. There had been a single robbery, but there were no lives in danger, simply financial gain. Either way, it had been a good day and she was pleased with how things had …show more content…
“Oh my God! Kara! I thought you were- oh no, did I hurt you?”
Lena dropped the bat and her hands immediately began pulling off Kara’s hoodie to examine her back.
Kara winced. “Yes, how?”
“After you proposed, I knew that I would be living with a super for the rest of my life. And if another super came after you, I wanted to be able to defend myself and you! So, the lab whipped this up for me.”
“A baseball bat?”
“Kind of, it’s laced with a compound that it known to be able to cause harm to the average super. It’s not marketed or anything. They only made one, for me, and then destroyed the plans.”
“You have a weapon that can harm me?”
“Yes, but it’s not to hurt you. It’s meant to hurt anyone that harms our family. You should be feeling better any minute now. It’s not meant to kill, only to stun. Just to give you enough time to protect us.”
Lena’s hand came to rest on her stomach, which was still flat, but that didn’t matter. It still housed something precious. Kara felt her frustration fade, same as her pain.
“That’s really smart. I just wish you would have told me.”
“I know but I didn’t want you to think that I was trying to hurt you. I just love …show more content…
A look of hurt crossed her features which confused Kara. She hadn’t said anything with malice, she was just kidding around.
“I just want to be able to protect our baby! You’re so strong and I’m so weak. I’m practically helpless.”
“Lena, you aren’t helpless! You’re very capable!”
“Says the woman that can pick up cars and hold up falling buildings.” Lena threw her hands up. “And fly! How am I supposed to protect our baby? Especially when you don’t even think I know how to cook pasta!”
“Oh Rao! I never said that!” Kara raised her voice despite herself and immediately she knew what was coming next. Lena was going to raise her voice and then there’d be a full-blown yelling match. But Kara was wrong.
No, instead of yelling, Lena’s lip quivered before tears welled in her eyes. Kara reached for her, but Lena turned away from her hands. Fat tears rolled down her cheeks before falling from her jaw. Her shoulders shook as she covered her face with her hands and ran into the bedroom.
Kara stood in the kitchen, shocked. Lena never cries unless it’s something monumental. She cried when Kara proposed to her and she cried when she found out she was pregnant but that was basically it. So to have Lena burst into tears, meant that she was deeply impacted by whatever Kara had just said, or done or implied. The only problem was that Kara had no idea what she had done