*Carlos's POV*

I stared at my mom in disbelief. How could she do this me? I couldn't stop the tears from falling. Logan moved closer and pulled me into a hug.

"WHY?! WHY DID YOU DO THIS?!"

"Because you're not my son!" My eyes widened in horror.

"WHAT?!"

"Your asshole of a father lied to me, that's what!" She dropped an envelope on the table and ran out of the room.

*3 weeks ago*

Things are starting to get back to normal. Living with Logan and his aunt isn't that bad. We are slowly starting to become friends. Today he even agreed to go with me to my mom's office downtown. I was just finishing up my last lesson for the day when he walked into the tech lab.

"You ready to go?"

"Yeah. I just need to pack up my things."

"Okay."

"So...would you mind if Kendall came along?"

"Kendall?"

"You know...my boyfriend. You met him last week."

"I know who he is!" He sounded really pissed.

"Sorry..."

"No...I'm sorry. It's just that he seems kind of like a fake. I mean, you said that he never even visited you in the hospital but when you saw him he acted like he couldn't bear being away from you."

"I guess that was a little weird. We don't have to bring him."

"Okay..." I grabbed my things and we went out to my car. It took about 15 minutes to get to Morton and then another 10 to get to my mom's office. She works in this huge building downtown. When we got to the 16th floor, it seemed empty. I saw my mom's assistant at her desk so I walked over.

"Hi Clarisse." Her eyes widened when she saw me.

"Carlos?! I thought you were dead!"

"I woke up from the coma about a week ago and I've been trying to find my mom or at least get a hold of her. Do you know where she is?"

"I'm sorry, I don't. Miranda took a personal vacation but she never mentioned where she was going. All she said was that she needed to clear her head. She didn't even give me any numbers to call if I needed her. She is expected to be back at the end of the month."

"Oh...okay. If you hear from her please call me or have her call me."

"I will."

"Thanks." We left the building and decided to head to my house. I never really bothered to look around when I was there before. I just hurried into my room and then went to school. We pulled into the drive way and headed for the door. Once we got inside, I knew that something was wrong. The place was clean and you could tell that no one had lived here in a while. I noticed that several things were missing. I checked my mom's room and everything was gone except for the furniture. I decided that we should go to the post office. We don't have a mailbox so everything is kept there. As I went to grab the key for our box, I noticed that the house phone was unplugged. At first I thought that maybe it was broken or something but when I plugged it in, it lit up. There were 15 new messages still stored on it.

"Logan!"

"Yeah, Carlos?"

"Come here!" Logan walked into the room looking worried.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just want you to listen to the messages on here with me."

"Okay." My hand was shaking as I pressed play.

You have 15 new messages. 1st message. August 31st, 2011. 11:00 a.m.-"Hello there Miranda. It's Janis Hunter. I just heard the news about Carlos. We are heading home right away. I'll be praying for you guys."

2nd message. September 3rd, 2011. 4:46 p.m.-"This is Doctor Miller. Some medicine was stolen from the clinic. We are calling all of the people that had appointments today to ask if they know anything about this. If you have any information, please call."

3rd message. September 23rd, 2011. 6:01 p.m.-"Its Janis Hunter again. You have been avoiding my calls for quite some time now. I need to know about what I saw at the store that day. Please call me back."

4th message. October 27th, 2011. 9:42 p.m.-"This is Marcus Jay from Storage Plus in Salt Lake City, Utah. We found someone who has a key for unit 3J. It will be a few months before we get it though. You can stop by any time after February and pick up your husband's belongings."

5th message. November 7th, 2011. 8:39 a.m.-"Miranda! Answer the fucking phone! Its Kendall...I know your home. I'm waiting outside. We have to go get rid of the evidence. The police are trying to find you. We both are in danger. Hurry!"

6th message. November 8th, 2011. 6:25 p.m.-"I see your still not answering any phone calls. I guess that might be a smart idea. Meet me at the Jansen Hotel at 5 p.m. in the restaurant. Reservation is listed for Scott Wilson. Way too dangerous to list it under Kendall Schmidt. See you tonight babe. I got us the deluxe suite."

7th message. December 25th, 2011. 3:32 p.m.-"Merry Christmas sweetie! It's your mom! Just thought I would check in with you guys. I'm assuming that you told Carlos everything. Must be hard but he needed to know about Maria. If you need anyone to talk to, I'm here for you."

8th message. February 19th, 2012. 7:24 a.m.-"Hola Miranda. It's Maria Santiago. Just calling to ask about the storage unit in Utah. I think it's only fair that we both get some of the stuff. Call me back at 946-555-2747. Adios!"

9th message. April 25th, 2012. 3:29 p.m.-"This is Mr. Gates from Morton High School. It seems that Carlos still isn't any better. Even if he woke up soon, summer school isn't really an option. He will have a lot of stuff to make up but we can discuss that if he wakes up."

10th message. July 18th, 2012. 2:12 p.m.-"Hi. This is Doctor Foster. I was wondering if you could stop by the hospital. I think we should discuss your option with Carlos."

11th message. August 1st, 2012. 5:45 p.m.-"Hello this is Debra Matlin. I am one of the trained therapists at the hospital. You will need to schedule an appointment with me before we can pull the plug on Carlos. Call me at 555-8643. I'm here Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bye."

12th message. August 30th, 2012. 2:53 p.m.-"This is Doctor Foster. I have been informed that you don't want to be present tomorrow. That's fine since all of the papers have been signed. If you change your mind, we aren't doing it until 3 p.m. Bye."

13th message. August 30th, 2012. 8:36 p.m.-"Hi this is Clarisse. So sorry to call you this late but your leaving tomorrow and I don't have any numbers listed in case I need to reach you. Please call me back."

14th message. August 31th, 2012. 10:08 a.m.-"Hey. It's Kendall. I know that you have probably already left but just wanted to say congratulations. We did it! After today, no more problems. Wish I could come with you. See you when you get back. Love you!"

15th message. August 31th, 2012. 10:59 a.m.-"Hey there Miranda. It's Jason. I had a feeling that you wouldn't answer. Anyways, just wanted to say that everything is done. I cancelled your cell plan, got your house number unlisted, and double check flight 216. Have fun on your trip. Bye."

End of messages. *beep*