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Mom's Secret

"Serena? Come on sweetie you've got to hang in there…" my uncle said.

I wasn't sure where I was or what had happened to me, but I found myself really…really…scared. I heard the sounds of machines and other things around me. I could also hear some nurses and doctors talking to each other about my condition.

"She seems to be in really bad shape, the babies however are still pretty healthy." A nurse said.

I got so excited hearing that news, that my heart rate went up. The doctors and nurses were worried but then my uncle stepped in.

"She's fine, she's only excited that the babies are safe…" he told them. "The father of the babies should be getting here soon."

I cracked a slight smile before fall back unconscious again. I wasn't too sure what was happening or if anything I was hearing was real…I soon got my answer when I woke up again.

The bright sun pierced my eyes when my eyes popped open. There was a small breathing tube in my nose and a bouquet of red roses on the small table next to me. I smiled and then noticed a figure sitting in the corner of my room. I looked over at it and smiled when I saw Mark reading a newspaper. He didn't even notice I had woken up.

"M-Mark…" I said quietly.

He glanced over the paper and smiled at me. "Hey there sunshine."

I smiled at him and then reached out to him. He got up and came to my side, taking my hand as he did. "Are you alright honey?"

I nodded, "I guess so…w-what happened to me?"

He sighed, "You were in a really bad car accident. You drifted off onto the wrong side of the road and another car hit you head on."

I closed my eyes , "Oh God…is the other driver alright?"

He nodded, "Yea, he escaped with minor injuries."

I nodded and then immediately got worried, "Are the babies ok?"

He smiled and placed a hand on my belly, "They are both healthy Serena. Don't worry. You were wearing a seat belt so you saved them."

I smiled, "Good…has my mom been told about this."

He frowned at me, "Yes…but…tell me what happened between you two?"

I looked away from him not really wanting to go back to that horrible night. A tear fell from my eye and he quickly wiped it away.

"It's alright; we don't have to talk about it if you don't want to." He said.

I sniffled, "It's alright…she kicked me out."

"She did? Why?" he asked.

I shook my head, "It doesn't matter…all I know is that her new boyfriend pushed her into doing this and now I don't have her in my life."

He squeezed my hand, "I'm so sorry you had to go through that alone Serena…where are you going to go now?"

I sighed, "To my uncle's house…I guess. Speaking of him, where is he?"

"He went home this morning, he'll be back later."

I nodded, "Well how long have I been here?"

He frowned again, "Three weeks…your uncle and I have been taking turns seeing you."

I gasped, "Oh my gosh…and my mother hasn't been by once to see me?"

Mark looked away, "I'm so sorry Serena but the only visitors you've had were your friends."

I shook my head as tears flowed down my face, "I can't believe it…she hates me…"

"No Serena,"

"Yes Mark…she hates me…I knew it would come to this at some point but she really does. I thought we had a special bond that no one could break and yet…he broke it."

Mark sighed, "Serena…"

"I want to be alone…please." I said.

He nodded and quietly stepped out, leaving me to sob in peace. I was beside myself…and most of all crushed by everything.

I was released from the hospital three days later. I still had a concussion to heal from so the doctors gave my uncle the antibiotics I needed to help me sleep.

I was real quiet on the way to my uncle's house. Austin kept trying to talk to me but I was in no mood to talk. When he got me to his place, he showed me where I would be staying at and then left me to put my things away. Later on that night I could hear him talking on the phone to my mom. I guess he thought I was asleep because he had her on speakerphone.

"Karen I know you are upset with Serena, but she was nearly killed three weeks ago and you act like it meant nothing to you."

She sighed, "I was worried about her ok, but part of me feels like she brought it on herself Steve. After all the hell she put me through I think she deserved to get hurt for once."

"Karen! Serena has already been hurt! She's been emotionally hurt since her father passed away…all girls turn to men for attention when their fathers leave the picture."

"Oh please, she should have gotten over that by now! Besides you and I both know he wasn't even her father."

I gasped hearing that…and she called me the whore…

"That isn't important Karen…what's important is that you just kicked your 17 year old daughter out of your house knowing she's too young to care for herself. On top of that she's six month's pregnant with two children of her own."

My mom laughed, "I just love how you're siding with her. When is someone other than Chris going to take my side for a change?"

"Chris isn't taking your side Karen…he's trying to get rid of his guilt." My uncle said.

My mom gasped, "Shut up Steve! You know that isn't fair."

"Oh isn't it? Do you think it was fair for him to raise this girl knowing that Chris was her real father?"

My mom sniffled, "Steve please…she might hear you."

"Well she deserves to know the truth Karen…Chris ran out on you back when you first got pregnant with Serena. No one told you to cheat on Nick with him…"

That was it, I had heard enough, I went to my uncle's doorway and stood there with a look of downright anger on my face.

"So Chris is my father huh? Well that's just great…" Without another word I went back to my room and shut the door. I couldn't believe how much I was finding out in so little time. Part of me actually didn't even feel bad anymore about sleeping with Mark. My mother gave me those genes and now she was paying the price.