Lizet's Place

Written for the word strong for the Word of the Day at 1_million_words

Strong
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

Mary wasn't weak, she wasn't the damsel in distress. She was capable of taking hits and hitting back just as hard.

But that didn't mean she didn't bleed. That didn't mean she didn't feel every cruel word hurled at her with precise aim. That didn't mean that being sent away didn't crack and bruise her already weak heart.

She was human after all. But still just as strong.

After all, how many people can survive losing their mother, being sent away, losing contact with their brother, losing their father, gaining their mother only to lose her again and find out that the woman who shaped her into the strong woman she is today isn't as strong as she was led to believe.

But Mary always came out on top. She took hits and hit right back just as hard. She fell down and jumped right back up again. She learned from mistakes and tried to not to make the same ones again, but she didn't get down on herself if she did. She certainly didn't let others beat her down for her mistakes, either.

She's a McGarrett, and like those before her and those to come after her, she's strong.