CHAPTER 3

When we arrived home there was a car outside that I did not recognize. We went in and I knew something was wrong my aunt was there and there was also a man that looked in about his 30s he seemed very familiar some how but I couldn't figure it out there was also another lady there as well then in the corner I saw my sister with her eyes puffy that's when I knew something was wrong my sister hardly cried.

"Can you guys please have a seat" my aunt said trying hard not to cry in front of us.
"Your parents were in a car accident while you on there way to work" the lady said and paused shooting all of us sympathetic looks "they died instantly"

She kept talking but I never heard a sound all I heard was a word in my head echoing dead... dead... dead... dead... when I finally processed it through my head I collapsed just like that everything went black I didn't know what happened the next thing I heard were shouts and screams but they seemed to fade as I slipped into a deep sleep I felt strong arms carry me then nothing I felt nothing, heard nothing just saw black it felt like i was in a black hole.

When I finally woke up my head hurt I was in pain it wasn't anything compared to the pain I felt it hurt to know they won't be here anymore as I sat up on my bed I saw my memories of my parents like when my father taught finally taught me how to ride a 2 wheeler bike at 6 I had fallen down I was starting to cry because I didn't want to ride my bike anymore when I felt his arms wrap around me and heard him whisper "You should never give up because in the end it would be worth it" so that's what I did I never gave up I got up and kept on trying, The next memory was when I was 8 I came home crying because some of the boys in my class were picking on me they called me names and pushed me my mother heard me crying and went to me and hugged me tight "What's wrong sweety" she asked and I told her everything she just said "those boys just do that because they like you anyway don't believe what they say and if u do believe them then u really don't see yourself clearly but if you want to talk about anything you know you can always come to me I'll always be there for you" But she couldn't, not anymore and I couldn't do anything to change that.

As I was lost in my own thoughts I hadn't heard my aunt come in so I jumped when she spoke through the silence

"Lela I know this is going to be hard to take in at once but I'm going to have to tell you something OK" I just nodded she started to speak again

"you were adopted and the man that you saw down there well he's your father" she said only stopping so I could take it all in I was stilled shocked even if I already knew it but it still came as a surprise to me because i had never really accepted the fact then I realized why he looked so familiar the hair colour and some facial features looked like mine but I knew I had to snap out of it. I got my composure back and I could already guess what she was about to say.

"your going to have to live with him he's your new legal guardian" she said she continued "I wanted you to stay with me but he wanted to have you there with him"

"where exactly is there?" I asked I jumped when it wasn't my aunt who answered me it was my "father"

"In the states" he said a bit amused by my reaction I just nodded because I didn't know what else to say I knew I had to go whether I liked it or not.

"How about micheal and Katy, Where will they go?" I asked

"they'll stay with me here" she said " are you going to be alright?" she asked

I smiled at her concern for me " As long as I know they're safe I'll be alright" she smiled back warmly at me

"so when are we leaving?" I asked my father

"in 2 days I'm afraid" I nodded sadly

Then something hit me I didn't even know his name!

"what's your name" I asked him

He smiled as realization was etched on his face so I guess he realized what I just did, he looked handsome now I could see why that women downstairs was practically drooling over him who was the women? "It's Fredrick SanClaire" i nodded

"Who was the lady down stairs?" I asked

"that was Mrs. Johnston from the child services community" my aunt answered ah so she's married well now I know why there was disappointment hidden on her face it was quite funny now that I think about it.

Well i might need to get used to it because I couldn't wrap my head around it. There was something about his beauty that made him look inhuman but then again it could just be me but I couldn't help think that there was something inhuman about him not just his beauty.