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2022-09-03 23:51:39What does this mean and why does it have my name and details on it? Different thoughts were running through my mind and I needed immediate answers.
So without wasting time I took the papers and ran to meet mum. I checked her up in her room and luckily she was there arranging some of her clothes.
"Bab..." she smiled when she saw me walk in but she suddenly stopped when her hands landed on the paper o was holding.
"W...what's that you are holding where did you get it from??" She rushed towards me to collect it but I took it behind me.
"What do I need to know mum?? Why does this bear my name? This is a certain form of the orphanage but why is it bearing my name??" I asked, my voice shaking like I'm about to cry. Mum was just quiet and she was shaking in panic.
"Answer me mum" my voice was now cracked and I was on the verge of tears.
"I...."tears started running down her eyes.
"You lied to me right?? I am adopted right?? Mum all these years I have been living a life of lies..."I was yelling and crying at the same time.
"No no..." mum broke into tears and tried touching me but I was shifting back.
"Let me explain.."
"no..." I cried out in tears.
A heavy argument erupted between me and mum and in the process, the door burst open with Jake walking in.
"What's going on here?? Do you guys want to tear down the...." Jake suddenly paused as he realized mum was crying.
I was also crying though but I know he doesn't care. "Roof??" He whispered and his gaze fell on the paper in my hands too.
He looked at mum with a questioning look Now mum really has a lot of exhaling to do.
She told Jake to go call Samson and Dennis down to the dining.
A few minutes later we were all sitting in the dining.
Everyone was staring at mum in silence.
"Mum? What do you want to tell us?" Samson asked breaking the silence.
"It...about your sister Clarissa."
Mum said and every one of them scoffed aside from Jake though.
"You better hurry over it I've got something important to attend to," Dennis spoke rudely but mum was too sober to scold him.
"First of all, you will have to forgive me. I never intended to fool you all, especially Clarissa and God knows I wasn't even planning to reveal this someday cause I've taken Clarissa as my child. I was going to love and cherish her like my own blood and could change that." Mum began and I could the confusion on her face.
"Clarissa is not your sister." They all raised their eyebrows in unison.
They were all shocked.
"I know you are all wondering how because at that time I was pregnant and I really was. I gave birth to a baby girl but a few minutes after delivery, she died. I was so battered and broken and most especially I didn't know how I'll tell my father the news because he was so happy when the first discovered we were finally going to have a baby girl. So that same day, I have to adopt a baby and luckily Clarissa was still very tender at that time so the orphanage gave her to me... as my child." Mum said in tears and I was crying bitterly as mum was saying all that.
I look at my brothers for reactions, Dennis's face was blank.
Samson was shocked and Jake was as well stocked.
Suddenly their faces turned bright.
"Wow. Little wonder we never liked her one bit. She isn't our blood. Tsk." Dennis almost cheered.
"Dennis" mum scolded him.
I didn't want to hear any more comments from my brothers.
I know they are happy to hear the news and if they hate me before this time around they might want me dead.
I ran away from the dining and locked myself in the room.
I cried all through the night.
The thought that I was adopted made me more depressed and it was so traumatic.
I started pressing harder to live so I'll go find my parents but my mother never allowed me. My brother's hatred for me became worst. I saw a letter on the bed one day when I came back from school. The letter read,
"Your days are numbered In this house Clarissa. You better live before it's too late. and if you show this letter to mum, I and my brothers will ruin You."
I've been getting different signals, threats, and warnings from my brothers and now now I think it's time to live.
Not even mum can stop me. First of all, I'll find the address of the orphanage and go back there who knows my real family may still be alive.
Okay I know for me to be in an orphanage I probably lost my both parents in death but that does not mean I don't have relatives.
And about that name, De'costa I'm very sure the orphanage wouldn't give me a surname cause they don't know my origin but how come about that name?
Pfff!! This getting weirder and more complicated than I think. But whatever way, I will do all I can to find my family.
I'm ADOPTED and the people I'm supposed to regard as family doesn't want me so I must live.
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