"Ok mommy, I really appreciate that you told me all of this, I am not sure how to react at this time. I am not upset or angry with you mommy, I am upset with who is supposed to be my grandmother. I feel really betrayed by her choice, not only that I feel unbelievably resentful. I mean a lot of stuff makes sense now, why we never visited grandma and why I don't have any memories of her, but I have plenty of memories with grampy. One thing that I am sure of is that Scarlet needs to know that we are twins, I am scared she won't believe me and that it will cause friction between us. I mean with these papers she can see the truth for herself. I just don't want to hurt her or Cam." My heart breaks for my sister and the brother who has raiser her and I am almost convinced that I shouldn't tell Scar at all.
"Mom, do you think that maybe I shouldn't do this? Just maybe keep it our little secret? I mean do you think that Cam even knows the truth about Scar?" My mom gives me a look that that I don't know how to explain it.
"Well honey, I can tell you for sure that he doesn't know anything. So, when me and her adopted mom got the DNA results we sat down together and talked through everything. One of my very first questions. She had shared with me that she had been pregnant when she went into early labor, it turns out that her daughter was born sleeping. The doctors unfortunately could not stop her contractions, so she had to give birth. Before she had started pushing her daughter had a very weak heartbeat which is why they tried to rush the delivery, they discovered that the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. My mother met with her and heard her story after you guys were born and that pushed her to fully go through with it., come to find out she was able to just take Scarlet home. Both of her adopted parents obviously knew about it; however, Cam was completely left in the dark."
"My heart shatters and I know what I have to do first, "So my very first assignment is to tell Cam...Maybe he can come to you if he has any questions? I'll show him all of the papers and I guess we can decide together the best time to tell her." Mom gives me a hug and clears our empty plates.
"I am proud of you. You are so good and so resilient. You are strong and I know that you will make the best choice. You should probably get going hon, I am sure that Cam, Scar, and Jace need you." I nod in agreement. James and I both get up from the dining room table and start to walk to the door where my mom hugs us both. "Let me know how it goes and what you need if anything. I love you, Ella."
Camerone:
When Scar finally fall asleep, I walk out into the hallway and lean against the wall, I slide down the wall till my ass is on the ground and my head falls into my hands and I pull my knees to my chest. Finally, it is safe for me to cry, I've been standing tall and staying strong for Scar since Jace left. She is so fragile and now of course she is starting to forget things, which is a bad sign. Almost once an hour I have to remind her where Jace went and wipe her tears away. Seeing her cry is ripping me apart horribly and I can't hold it in any longer.
Next thing I know, Stella is kneeling next to me and hugging me trying to comfort me. I know that she can feel every ounce of my anguish and I almost feel guilty for letting it out, but I just can't make my bottle close back up again. We sit this way for who knows how long. Finally, I pull back and I feel like I am ok now and I can finally find my voice.
"Hi Ella, I am so sorry for that as a start. Thank you for coming and comforting me for second and mostly thank you for coming to be here for Scar." I try to find a reassuring smile but all I could come up with was a small broken smile.
"Well Cam, Imma start with, you don't have to thank me, you and Scar are family to me. I honestly wouldn't have it any other way. With that being said my mom has given me some huge news that is extremely hard to swallow, and I honestly have no idea how to tell you and Scar and I need both of you to know the truth." She looks so confused, upset, nervous, and unsure. Seeing all of these emotions running through her eyes is scary I think that one that makes me the most nervous is the anger that I can see more clearly than the rest. I feel as though I have a huge pit in my stomach, and I have chills running down my spine knowing that something so deep has her so emotional.
"Ella what's going on? You scare me seeing you like this...you know that you can tell me anything. Just breath and tell me what is going on, I'm here for you as I always have been and always will be." She takes a deep breath and nods to James who then hands her a folder. She looks as though it holds something very sad and something that her life depends on. Seeing these emotions together coming from her piques my curiosity, but I wait patiently for her to be ready for me to see what is in the folder.
"Well, I'm honestly unsure of how to start...Before anything I don't want to hurt you or Scar truly, I love you both so much as y'all are my family. In short terms my mom told me I actually have a sister but it's more than that...I have a twin sister..." Again, she looks at the folder in her hands and again I feel the urge to take the folder from her hands and read it and see what is causing her so much conflict.
"Wow You're a twin? You have a twin sister? That is something crazy and hard to swallow. Although that sounds pretty cool at the same time to though. Do you know her name and where she is?" I try to sound as though I am confused and more intrigued which I am but at the same time I find that I am really distracted and wanting to know what is in the folder and how it pertains to me and Scarlet.
"Long story short my sisters name was supposed to be Lili Rose, my mom had decided being that we are twins that we should both have the same middle names. As for where she is...She has lived surprisingly close to us..." She looks so nervous and sad, I guess my only other question to ask her is how this includes Scar and me.