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Laurens mother hugged her tight to her chest again “Oh honey you’re not going mad…You’ve just had a very stressfully couple of days. It’s just your minds way of putting it out of your head” Lauren pusher her mother away and took the towel her father was holding out to her “No…it was her I know it was, I could never forget those beautiful blue eyes…They were like mine” She dropped her head and sighed. Karen looked at her daughter with understanding, she too was an adoptive child and she too often dreamed of find her real mother. But she knew for her own daughter this was impossible “Honey…there is nothing I can say that is going to make u see that is all in your head but I think I should tell you the full story…because I think you deserve to hear it” Lauren’s eyes watered “What do you mean…full story?”

“There are a few things we neglected to tell you” Karen took her daughter by the shoulders “Come on get dressed, we’ll clean up this mess and I will tell you everything”

As Lauren sat on the couch waiting for her mother, she got to thinking What could she have possible kept from me that could be so important, surely by now she would have told her everything she knew…

“Baby, we just want you to know that we love you…and we always have. You may not be our daughter by blood but we loved you like you were our own. I just want you to know that” He father looked deep into her blue eyes and hugged her tight, he held onto her for what seemed like hours until her mother walked in with a dull smile on her face. She sat down next to Lauren and took her hand in her own “Darling, there are a few things we didn’t tell you about your parents…and your brother” Laurens eyes widened and she jumped out of her seat “WHAT! BROTHER…WHAT BROTHER?”

Karen took her hands again and pulled her back to her seat “Your parents were in a car crash just like we told you, your mother, father…and your older brother. Your mother and father died just like we said…”

“No…no see that’s a mistake, She told me SHE was still alive”

“No my dear, your mother DID die…but your brother survived. Your mother was on life support for 2 days…and he dying wish was to separate you two so that you never knew each other. None of us knew why but it was her wish and we respected it… We’re so sorry we didn’t tell you before…

“Whoa wait. What were you doing at my mother’s bedside?”

“Well there’s another thing that we didn’t tell you…I’m…umm well me and you mother were sisters. I’m your Aunty”

Lauren just sat there. She didn’t know whether to break down and cry or to question why she had never been told this before now. She stood and walked towards the front door “Honey…HONEY! We’re so very sorry…We just hope you know that” She turned slowly back to her adoptive parents turned aunty and uncle, about to scream at them but when she opened her mouth…nothing came out “I…Need…” She let out her breathe “I need air” She turned back towards the door and walked out into the cool autumn breeze. The tree beside her house held many childhood memories for her, the little girl that sat on that swing seemed so happy back then…but now it was a question of ‘Is that little girl still here and if she was what had happened to her?’  Lauren fell back into the little wooden swing and pushed herself back and forward with her legs. Her head dropped and a single tear fell from her beautiful blue eyes “What is happening to my life…”

“Only you can answer that question…Are you alright?” Lauren turned her head slowly and sighed “Oh god…of all people…”

“Ok. I get it, I’ll leave”

“NO…No wait. I’m sorry I didn’t mean it; I’m just having a hard time at the moment” The boy next door walked up behind her and pushed her softly “You think your having it hard, My dad just got home from a day at the pub and now my mother is once again locked in her bedroom crying” He gave her a warm smile and blew the hair out of his face. She smiled back “Yeah…I just fell asleep in my bath tub and went to a dreamland in my head where I met my real mother. I was then woken up to a flooded bath room and told my mother I was going mad. She then proceed to tell me that my parents WERE killed like they had told me before but I have a brother out there somewhere that I didn’t even know about…And u think YOUR having a hard time” He just stood there with his hands in front of him and his mouth wide open. Lauren wiped the tear from her eye and stood up to face him. She put her hand under his chin and closed his mouth but her hand never moved…she just stood there. His dark brown eyes were covered by his long dark hair and his lush red lips were there for the taking she moved forward and he got the hint and moved closer to her. He was so close now but he stopped “I can’t I’m sorry…I don’t want to take advantage of you…” The moment faded and she pulled away slightly “Yeah…I know” She pulled her hand away but she didn’t take a step back…She moved closer and she hugged him. She just hugged him and didn’t let go and strangely to her he embraced her back “Thank you” She whispered, he pulled her tighter.

“Caleb…” She pulled away and sniffed

“Huh?” He put his hand up and wiped the wet tears from her rosy cheeks

“My name…It’s Caleb”

“Caleb…Nice” She laughed “Sounds…Hmm”

“Bad, dark, evil” He poked her side

“No, it sounds safe” He looked at her with confusion “its okay, you will understand one day” She squeezed him again tight and then broke free from his arms “Thank you, you have no idea how much this means to me” He smiled

“Yeah I do” Caleb turned his back on her and started to walk away but paused for a moment “I’m sorry”

She smiled at him “I know you are” She understood why he was sorry but knew not to rub it in “So will I see you at school tomorrow or does doctors orders go against it?”

“No…unfortunately I don’t want to miss anymore school”

“Great” And he turned and jumped the fence and walked inside.