Secrets Revealed
A/N: It's now five years later and Ethan and Kate are married. Faith is still Kate's "sister".
Chapter One
(2015)
"Ethan, have you seen my keys?" I shouted, running everywhere.
"They're on the table," he replied, turning a page to his newspaper.
"Thanks." I say as I grab the keys. Kissing him on the forehead, I run to my car and speed to the hospital.
Frantically, I run into the waiting room and sit next to my mother. "Is she okay?" I asked, concerned.
"The doctors say she'll be fine. She just was a little dehydrated and passed out. No big deal." She replied, as she finished applying her ruby red lipstick.
"Well, it's a big deal to me." I say, fighting the urge to hit. Forcefully, I keep my fists at my side, and ask the doctor where Faith's room is. He leads me to it, and I walk in. She's sleeping peacefully.
"Hey sweetie." I whisper, kissing her hand. "I'm sorry I haven't kept in touch with you these last few years, but it's hard being near you and you calling me Kate..instead of.mama. I never wanted to give you to my mom, but I was forced to. After all, I was 16; my mom had complete control over my life. I really want you to be my daughter..But it's too late."
"Kate?" Faith whispers, slowly opening her eyes.
"Hey sweetie," I whisper back gently stroking her cheek
"What happened?" she asked me slowly sitting up.
"Mom said you were dehydrated. No big deal. Her words of course." I answered cautiously closing my eyes. It still stung when she called her mom.
"Oh, that's what she told you." She said bitterness evident in her voice.
"I guess something else happened." I suggested, opening my eyes.
"Yeah," she sighed, rolling her eyes.
"Well, what happened?" I inquired.
"Mom got mad because I washed the dishes two minutes after eight and she..she hit me."
"She what!" I shrieked. "I'm gonna kill her. NO ONE hurts MY BABY..sister like that."
"NO!" Faith remonstrated as loud as she could. "She'd kill me if she knew I told you."
Sighing, reluctantly I agreed. "But the next time she even raises a hand at you, YOU BETTER tell me. I love you too much to let anything else horrible happen to you."
"Okay, I promise." She sighed
"Good, " I smiled. I kissed her cheek and said, "I'm going to go now, but I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, I love you Kate." She smiles back.
Pausing at the door I reply, "I love you too." As I walked out, I had no idea mom had been eavesdropping the whole time.
A/N: It's now five years later and Ethan and Kate are married. Faith is still Kate's "sister".
Chapter One
(2015)
"Ethan, have you seen my keys?" I shouted, running everywhere.
"They're on the table," he replied, turning a page to his newspaper.
"Thanks." I say as I grab the keys. Kissing him on the forehead, I run to my car and speed to the hospital.
Frantically, I run into the waiting room and sit next to my mother. "Is she okay?" I asked, concerned.
"The doctors say she'll be fine. She just was a little dehydrated and passed out. No big deal." She replied, as she finished applying her ruby red lipstick.
"Well, it's a big deal to me." I say, fighting the urge to hit. Forcefully, I keep my fists at my side, and ask the doctor where Faith's room is. He leads me to it, and I walk in. She's sleeping peacefully.
"Hey sweetie." I whisper, kissing her hand. "I'm sorry I haven't kept in touch with you these last few years, but it's hard being near you and you calling me Kate..instead of.mama. I never wanted to give you to my mom, but I was forced to. After all, I was 16; my mom had complete control over my life. I really want you to be my daughter..But it's too late."
"Kate?" Faith whispers, slowly opening her eyes.
"Hey sweetie," I whisper back gently stroking her cheek
"What happened?" she asked me slowly sitting up.
"Mom said you were dehydrated. No big deal. Her words of course." I answered cautiously closing my eyes. It still stung when she called her mom.
"Oh, that's what she told you." She said bitterness evident in her voice.
"I guess something else happened." I suggested, opening my eyes.
"Yeah," she sighed, rolling her eyes.
"Well, what happened?" I inquired.
"Mom got mad because I washed the dishes two minutes after eight and she..she hit me."
"She what!" I shrieked. "I'm gonna kill her. NO ONE hurts MY BABY..sister like that."
"NO!" Faith remonstrated as loud as she could. "She'd kill me if she knew I told you."
Sighing, reluctantly I agreed. "But the next time she even raises a hand at you, YOU BETTER tell me. I love you too much to let anything else horrible happen to you."
"Okay, I promise." She sighed
"Good, " I smiled. I kissed her cheek and said, "I'm going to go now, but I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, I love you Kate." She smiles back.
Pausing at the door I reply, "I love you too." As I walked out, I had no idea mom had been eavesdropping the whole time.