Hello. You do not know me, so now I am guessing it is the time for introductions. I am known by two names. When out in public or with other countries, I am known as Miss Rebecca Guten, trombone prodigy of Master Roderich Edelstein. However, within the walls of the house, I am known by my real name, Vienna Rebecca Edelstein, daughter of Austria and Hungary.
You may be thinking, "How can this be? They really had a child?!"
The answer to this is yes, but illegitimately. You see, my parents had me before they were married, so this says that I was an illegitimate child, or so the law says. My father is ashamed of me; I know it. If he was not, then he would gladly say that yes, the great city-state of Vienna is really the daughter of he and Hungary, but of course he does not. Is it because of a reputation he tries to keep as a country? Is he ashamed of the fact that I even exist?
I think so.
Of course, Mother tries to keep things positive. She always tells me that it is for the best that I am kept a secret from the rest of the world, but I know that like me, she wishes not to keep me a secret too. I love my mother. She is a sweet woman who understands how I feel about being kept a secret.
Something my dad would never know of.
Enough of the introductions, I think it is time for us to go into what happens when you a secret has been kept long enough.
