Chapter 2-Discovery

"What? How? No, it couldn't be, it has to be a mistake. Where is it?" I was in shock I hadn't heard that name in what seemed like forever.

"Its right here", Alice disappeared for a moment and came back holding a medium sized brown box with a small white envelope attached to it. On the envelope was our address and just as Alice had said in small block letters it read Mason.

I put Bella down; I had forgotten I was holding her. I took the box from Alice's tiny hands and just stared down at the name not believing my eyes.

"Well open it", Alice said impatiently. I looked up at her and then over to Bella. Bella gave me an assuring nod.

"Go on Edward open it", she urged me on just as excited and expectant as Alice.

I walked over to our dining room table and set the package down gently, not knowing if what was inside was fragile. Bella, Alice, and Jasper, who I hadn't noticed sitting quietly on the couch, were all waiting behind me to see the contents of my mysterious package. First, I took off the white envelope, opened it, and took out the typed letter inside. It read:

Dear relative of the Mason family,

We are sorry to inform you that the Chicago South Side Hospital has burned down in a tragic fire. The hospital was no longer in use but was a treasured historical site. Luckily, we were able to save most of the important documents from the building. This box contains birth certificates and other documents in the building under the last name of "Mason". If these documents do not belong to you or you do not wish to keep them please return them to us using the return address on the front of this envelope.

We thank you for your time,

The Chicago South Side Hospital Historical Center

I couldn't believe my eyes. Why would they have sent it to this address?

"How did they know to send it here?" Bella asked, asking the question I was to stunned to voice.

"I have no clue. The letter says my birth certificate and medical records are in here. I didn't even know that hospital was still standing." I said thoughtfully.

"Well open the box Edward! Don't just let us stand here waiting, come one," Alice said impatiently.

"Alice calm down, he's a little shocked you would be too." Bella chastised her.

I reached down and opened the box. Inside was a stack of papers I pulled them out they were just different information about my family and me. Underneath them was a small manila folder I pulled it out and opened it. Inside was my birth certificate but under it was the most shocking thing of all; it was a second birth certificate.

At first I just thought it was my mother's or father's but it had neither of their names on it. It was my birthday on the certificate but the name was foreign to me. The name on the document was Madeline Anne Mason.