Authors note: in this chapter, it's in Spencer's point of view. Only for this chapter probably. When I was writing just found myself writing in his POV.

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Flashback:

"Your mother's gone" Colonel Shay said with a sad face.

Little Carly started crying at the sound of her mother dying.

Young Spencer Shay knew his father didn't mean died. He had been observing his apartement for the last few months. He knew that his parents had been fighting but Carly had always been asleep when they had, or didn't notice if she was awake. He hugged his little sister while she cried into his shoulder.

Later that week, Spencer went to his father and asked

"Dad, did mom die or did she just leave us?"

Colonel Shay looked heartbroken.

"Your mother and I have been fighting so after Vanessa was born, she left for Chicago."

Spencer had never seen his dad this sad. After his mom left, Colonel Shay was never the same.

A month after Vanessa had been born, she was out up for adoption where Holly Irving adopted her. Carly didn't remember Vanessa.

Spencer was told not to tell Carly that their mother just left, didn't die. Spencer kept telling Carly the lie that their mom did indeed die. Spencer hated lying to his baby sister, but he had too. Their dad said that it would made it worse.

When Spencer turned eighteen he told his father that he would take care of Carly when he went overseas. The Colonel respected that.

Spencer started sculptures so he could express his feelings through art.

When Carly was thirteen, their dad said that she should at least know that she had an adoptive sister. They contacted Holly, asking if Carly and Spencer could meet said that they should take custody of Vanessa.

Vanessa Shay was only a couple of days old when her mom left.

Carlotta (Carly) Shay was only 2 years old when her mother left.

As for Spencer Shay, only 15.

Their mother had hurt them when she left for Chicago. Spencer knew that it was only for the better. They wouldn't be the people they were today. He was glad he didn't tell Carly till now. He really was.

Reality:

I still dream of meeting mom again. I miss her kind heart and caring soul. But she wasn't that nice and caring when she didn't tell her kids she was leaving, or keep in contact! All the Shay kids were gonna kick some ass!

I knew exactly where my mom was. An apartment building in Chicago. He just didn't know where in Chicago. But he could find out. With the power of... TECHNOLOGY and the INTERNET!

Man, he thought he was gonna be stuck in an awful situation where he'd be driving his younger sisters into the middle of nowhere.

"Hey Carls!" Spencer says nervously.

"Ya?" Carly answers.

"Check your pear phone GPS, where are we?" I say.

"Texas" she confirmed.

"Right now how far are we from Chicago?" I say sweating.

"Um...roughly 1750 kilometres. Why?" she says.

Oh no, I'm leading my sisters into the middle of nowhere! I feel like I'm gonna faint. I make a 'U' turn and go the other direction.