They were staring at her like they were expecting some ferocious beast to come crawling up from her throat. While usually Angelica loved attention, she was starting to feel a bit fidgety about having both her parents face her unblinking.
They had woke their daughter up on Saturday morning, 7:53 a.m., and had insisted she come straight to the living room to have an 'urgent discussion'. Normally Angelica would spit fire at her parents for doing so, but seeing the tired expression in their eyes she decided to comply. Now she sat on the lavender couch, in red, white, and lime green striped pajamas, brushing her eyes tiredly.
After a few more minutes of a silent staring contest, she could hold it in no longer. "Why didja wake me up at the crack of dawn if you're just gonna stare at me!" Both parents jumped as if they didn't notice her there the whole time. Though the blond yelled she was truly wondering what was up.
"Well…you see honey…this is a bit hard to get out," Her mother whispered slowly, looking down at her aging hands. She wore a simple white nightgown, and her dull blond hair fell in messy strands at her shoulders. Being this early she wore no makeup, making her appear strangely empty. "The urgent discussion was….well Angel, sweetie, we've been holding it in since you were five years old…and now you are well past the age to know what's been going on behind your back."
An eyebrow lifted as the girl folded her knees on the couch. "Behind my back?" She asked in a warning tone. Drew leaned over her thin shoulders, offering a sympathetic gaze towards his wife. "What your mother's trying to say is….Angelica, you're not an only child."
"WHAT!" Instead of letting the news sink in the girl had jumped to her feet, feeling slightly woozy. Her bright pink nails flew to her chest as she leaned over her family. "Don't play with me dad. I have been the only baby in this family for thirteen years, and you have been telling me that all my life! You expect me to believe that all of a sudden I'm a big sister?" She let loose a hollow laugh, sending chills through Charlotte. "If this is some kind of new punishment, I get it. I'll do or stop doing whatever you ask me too, okay?"
"Angel you're not making this easy," Charlotte whispered, tears falling down her face. "It's not punishment honeybun. It's real. When you were five your father and I had another baby. Naturally we were overjoyed with the news but then we realized how much we have spoiled you, making sure you knew you were our only angel and nothing was more important to you. We read in Dr. Lipschitz that many children go mentally insane when they realize how much position a younger sibling takes in a family. So we did the only thing we knew how to do. We sent our baby off to Aunt Chelsea, who is still taking care of her to this day."
The story hit her like a ton of bricks. Angelica stood rooted to the spot, her face neutral, her mind replaying all the words that came out of Charlotte's mouth. Finally a grin cracked on her face. "Oh. Okay. Well you know what guys? I think it would've been simpler to tell me then, other than tell me years later, so you can ruin my life. Well, I'm going back to bed because you also ruined a rather good sleep, so, goodnight mommy and daddy." With that the teen turned on her heel and quietly skipped up the stairs, closing her door silently and clicking the lock.
A look of horror on her face, the old woman burst into howling sobs, burying her face into her husband's chest. Drew held his wife, whispering to her. "Calm down sweetie. She didn't mean it, Angelica will be alright." They both knew with Angelica's loud demeanor, being quiet and calm was her way of showing extreme anger. "Oh Drew, why did we wait so long?" She moaned, sobbing even harder. "She's right, we should've just ignored that stupid Lipschitz!" The dark haired man sadly had no words of comfort to this, and just held her, thinking to himself. After a while he slowly smiled, a sort of grin people give to encourage one another.
"Kaylee looks a lot like her, doesn't she?"
"Yes she does."
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Well there you go. First chap. Sooo yeah. Read the next one. Umm yeah I'm making it up as I go along.