Forbidden Truth

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A/N: This chapter continues with the present

Chapter 11 (Freddie Learns the Truth)

After iCarly, Sam pulled Freddie downstairs, leaving Carly in the studio. She glared angrily at him and smacked him on the side of the head. "You don't realize what you could have just done!" Sam exclaimed angrily.

"I don't understand what's wrong," Freddie said while rubbing the back of his neck. Spencer did tell him Carly was adopted. He wasn't going to tell Carly and respect Spencer's word, but certainly if she knew her mom was out there, there was no harm in her trying to find out about her. "Spencer said she was adopted. Why not let her look for her mom?"

"Because dipshit, Carly wasn't 'adopted' and if she tried to find her real mother and actually contacted her…" Sam rubbed her face and groaned in frustration. She didn't want to reveal everything to him, but right now it seemed she didn't have a choice. He was confused enough, it would be wrong to keep this from him. Just as it was wrong to keep all this from Carly, but until matters were resolved, that was actually for the best. "If a certain person found out Carly had learned the truth, then let me put it this way…what we three have is over."

"What?" Freddie seemed hurt by those words, but it was the truth and he didn't know just how true it was.

"Yeah, you can kiss iCarly goodbye, you'd probably be able to kiss her goodbye, because this person has enough power and influence to send Carly and her entire family far away. Not only that, this lady's got enough influence and people believing her so much that she could ruin all of our lives just like that!" Sam snapped her fingers and Freddie swallowed hard. Whoever Sam was talking about seemed really vile. He was still confused, as it was, but he was starting to get the idea that there were certain things that shouldn't be tampered with.

"Carly has a right to know…"

"I know, but right now, if she did know…everything would be over. This lady could split Carly's family up so badly and ruin their lives in an instant." Sam breathed out and started to pace the floor. "You remember when I said on iCarly that you'd never been kissed?"

"Yeah…" He sometimes was still teased about that.

"The fact of the matter was that everyone believed me because of my influence on iCarly. Everyone saw, because they watched iCarly. And just like that, your reputation was tarnished…" She still felt guilty about that, but Freddie had always told her not to feel bad. Freddie slowly nodded his head, trying to see where she was going with that. Sam placed her hands on Freddie's shoulders and stared into his eyes. "Well this woman is worse. Her influence, her reach, her venom could put just about anyone away. She could tarnish someone's reputation a lot more than you could ever imagine. At least you were able to bounce back from that whole kissing thing…but with this woman, if she says something, there's no chance in hell to bounce back from it. She can make your life a misery."

"Shit." Freddie swallowed hard and felt his hands starting to shake. He tried to imagine someone that cruel and couldn't think of anyone. "Why is this woman so intent on ruining Carly's life?" Sam crossed her arms and scowled, she hated Michelle more than anything.

"Because she hates Carly. She hates how Carly was produced. Carly's birth screwed everything up for her and could have created a scandal. If there's one thing that woman hates more than anything, it's a scandal. That's all Carly was to her, was just a scandal. Her husband was the same way, and even Spencer's grandfather thought it was best to avoid the trouble…so that's why they made up the little lie about Carly being adopted, that Carly was Mr. Shay's daughter."

"Wait, what?" Freddie thought he heard incorrectly, he thought she said something about Spencer. "Spencer was involved?" Sam rolled her eyes and gripped Freddie's shirt, pulling him toward Spencer's bedroom door.

"I didn't break in there, I never saw a picture of Carly's mother. What you need to know about this woman is that she is Carly's maternal grandmother." Freddie's eyes widened as Sam continued on. "She's a governor now, and she hopes to run for presidency in the next election. No, I don't know so much because I've watched the news…" He knew too much now, there was no hiding the secret from him. "I know because her mother is very close friends with my mother. She is forbidden from even getting close to Spencer. If it was ever found out that she was, consider everything screwed. It's all over."

"What does her mother have to do with Spencer, though?" Sam heard some rustling in the kitchen and quickly glanced out of the hallway. Carly had come downstairs and got some bread, she was making a sandwich. Sam breathed in and covered Freddie's mouth, knowing he would probably yell from the shock. "Carly's mother," she whispered in a soft voice. Freddie glanced out of the hallway with his eyes and saw Carly putting jam on her sandwich. "You're smart, let's see if you can figure it out on your own…look at her, who does she look like?"

"…" Freddie watched Carly put some meat on the sandwich as well. Her hair was bouncing on her back and she was walking in slow strides. He couldn't figure it out, but then she did something that seemed to answer the question. She sat down at the computer with her sandwich and uploaded a very familiar game. Freddie's eyes grew when he heard the familiar music and sounds of Pak Rat.

"She's fallen in love with that game ever since Spencer's addiction to it a few years ago. She's always so competitive too. Can you remember anything odd about that day, Freddie? Can you?" The look in Spencer's eyes when he saw Sasha. The instantaneous attraction to her, the kiss, the insane look of jealousy he shot that geek. Not only that, but the most important telling aspect of all, Sasha's body language when she stood beside Carly. She looked ready to cry, wanting to take Carly in her arms and never let go. "Have you figured it out yet? Come on, this is why I love you, because you're smart."

"Sasha…Striker…" His answer was muffled, but shocked. It couldn't be, but it seemed so obvious. Not only that, Spencer still dated her, but he never talked about her.

"Ding, ding, ding. You're the winner, have a treat." She moved her hand from his mouth and he kept quiet. That also meant the woman Sam was talking about, Carly's grandmother, Sasha's mother, was the governor of California. "I hear Michelle is a shoe in for the next presidential election." If she were to actually become president, she'd be the most important and influential person in the country. That was far from great. "Unfortunately…there's nothing we can do about that. But she's the one who made sure Carly was never to know about her actual parents, and to keep Spencer and Sasha away from each other. For good."

Several miles away, Michelle Rodriquez sat in her office chair, gazing out the window. Her secretary entered the office and walked toward her. "You requested me, ma'am?"

"Yes, I just saw that pitiful little show that kids like these days," Michelle stated as she pressed her fingertips together. She had just seen the last part of Carly and Sam's conversation, she wasn't pleased to hear that Carly knew she had a mother around somewhere. That meant the girl would try and seek her out. "A little birdie told me that the girl on that show is thinking of tampering with my politics. See to it that Carly Shay does not find out a thing about her origins."

"Why not? Why keep her from finding anything out?"

"If the truth came out about her, it could lead to scandal." The lady frowned as Michelle leaned forward against her desk and stared into her secretary's eyes. "...I don't need any scandal while I'm in office. I fully intend to run for the presidential election, do you not realize how bad scandal could be for me?"

"I see, but what is your relation to Carly Shay?"

"You ask a lot of questions." Michelle was becoming very irritated with this girl, she didn't have time for questions, she just wanted action. "Also someone by the name of Tyler Reynolds keeps calling the office for you." Michelle's eyes widened and she quickly stood up, fear and anger was clearly evident in her eyes. "Ma'am?"

"What did this man ask for?"

"To speak with you. He said it was important, so I arranged for him to contact you at 3 PM."

"What?" The secretary stepped back as Michelle moved dangerously close. "I thought I told you to never arrange appointments or even phone calls without my permission. Get out of my office, collect your things, and go home."

"But ma'am…"

"You're through! Fired! I don't want to see your face again, or else I'll ruin you. Do you understand me?" The secretary whimpered and nodded her head as she quickly ran out of Michelle's office. The governor groaned as she walked toward her window and looked out, holding her hands behind her back. She narrowed her eyes and frowned. "Carly Shay...I'm not worried..."

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