A Man's Duty - Sound Of Music Fanfiction

A Man's Duty - Sound Of Music

Herr Zeller visited Maria on a daily basis and took over the guards that constantly watched over his prized possession. He took complete control. Maria became very weak after her constant nausea and sickness did not subside. As she had not seen a doctor since she was diagnosed all those weeks ago she began to worry about the health of her unborn child. She was not worried for herself as she was so caring but wanted her child to be safe. One morning Zeller visited Maria to see that she was lying on the cold floor curled in a foetal position. This was a position she adopted most frequently due to her lack of food.

As he entered the room and closed the door behind him, no words were spoken as he took a seat close to where Maria was lying. Maria did not move, knowing that Zeller was behind her, expecting some sort of greeting. She laid still, her body gaunt and frail. He was deeply angered that Georg had not been in contact – as hard as it was Maria felt her escape from this hell was seemingly getting further away every second. He knelt beside her left side as she lay still. Her body trembled with fear, fear that Zeller could sense and thrived from. Moving his hand towards her face he caressed her cheek pulling strands of hair away from her face and placing them behind her ear. She was ice cold and pale and didn't seem startled by his touch. As days passed she became weaker and couldn't resist him any longer. He continued to stroke her cheek, sneering to himself. A few minutes of silence passed when Zeller spoke up.

"Such a waste - such a terrible waste." He shook his head in dismay still continuing to caress Maria's cheek.

"Would you believe that I actually pity you? Your child is going to grow up without a father, all due to his own selfishness."

Maria made no response but motioned with a shudder. The fear was instilled within her and she could not comprehend the predicament she was in. Tears silently fell down her face as she scrunched her eyes shut. Unbeknown to her Georg was alive and searching for his beloved wife. She continued to weep, and held her stomach to drown the groans. Suddenly Zeller shouted to one of the guards passing and requested a meal be made for Maria.

Sometime later, food arrived at the door and Maria didn't move. Zeller motioned for the guard to disappear as he took the food and placed it on the table.

"Are you not hungry my dear?" he uttered with an evil tone.

Maria voiced no words, even though she wanted to. Her stomach growled in response to Zeller as she lay with her eyes scrunched and still with a firm grip around her belly. A few moments passed by as Zeller crouched down from the chair towards Maria.

"This silent, defiant attitude of yours is really starting to irritate me." He sneered.

He pulled at her arm bringing her to his level as she continued to glare at the floor. Knowing that he wasn't getting anywhere with her continued silence he figured he needed to formulate a plan to make Georg aware of his wife's state. As Maria knelt in silence, praying and her eyes still fixated on the floor, Zeller forcefully cupped her chin, bringing his face close to hers. Fear took over her body; she trembled still scrunching her eyes shut.

"I will not warn you again, we already had this conversation about your attitude." He spat out with insane anger. He knew she stood in the way of him getting what he wanted. Raising his arm, he swung his hand around her cheek, the sound of his hand coming into contact with her face echoed around the room. She instantly covered her stinging red cheek looking down to the floor.

"I….I…." She muttered.

"Excuse me; I cannot hear you - speak up!"

"I, I…apologize…." She spoke under muffled cries.

"So you should, you disgust me, how the Captain dealt with you, I have no idea. You are damaged goods and always will be."

She looked up into Zeller's ice cold eyes - her own were red and swollen along with her cheeks that were covered in tears that continued to fall. These times reminded her of when she was younger and suffered immensely by the hands of her Uncle Hans. As hard as it was she tried to imagine those memories that made her happy – almost all of the sad times were overcome from the darkness by the strong sense of thought coming from the good memories she had.

"I will get what I want – your husband will come and fulfil his rightful place." As he rose up from his position Maria raised her head and looked up to Zeller's eyes.

"You mean he is alive, Georg is alive?" Her eyes filled with hope and elation. Zeller responding with another blow to the cheek, causing Maria to hit the floor, she was dazed as he approached her.

"He sure is my dear, I wanted him alive to witness all that will happen to you, and your child…"

As he moved his hand towards her stomach, Maria flinched. He pressed his hand on her stomach caressing it as she lay still not wanting him to advance like he did that awful night. She lay stiff and clenched her eyes shut as he continued to advance. Everything went black….