Chapter 5
"Ashley…..what are you doing here." Bosco asked, stepping closer to his sister.
"Its true. My mom just told me. Well I guess she's not my mom is she?" Ashley answered.
"Really?! She just told you?" Bosco asked.
"No….she wasn't going to, but I could tell from the way she was acting that it was true. Then she admitted it. I've been living a lie. 18 freaking years wasted." Ashley said, bursting into another fleet of tears.
"Bosco….take her into my office." Lieutenant Swersky said after stepping out of his office and seeing Bosco and Ashley.
"Thanks Lieu." Bosco replied, directing Ashley into the office, Faith close behind them.
When Ashley sat down and calmed down a bit, she looked up at Bosco.
"What do I do now? Do I keep on living a lie? Pretend this never happened?" Ashley asked.
"No. I mean, I want you to be apart of my family. Mom will be ecstatic to see you. You have another brother, Mikey, but you won't see him for awhile."
"Why not?" Ashley asked.
"He's in prison."
"Oh." Ashley replied. "I see. What about my dad, what is he like?"
"You are never to see him. I won't allow it." Bosco said sternly, his eyes clouding over of the mere mention of his father.
"Why not? I have a right to see my father don't I?" Ashley stated.
"Honey, your father wasn't a good role model. He tends to get violent when he is angry. We just don't want to see you get hurt." Faith replied gently.
"Oh. Officer Boscorelli…" Ashley started.
"Mo. Call me Mo." Bosco interrupted.
"Mo….where do I live?" Ashley asked.
"Well that's the thing. You can live with mom, but she has a weird schedule…or you can stay with me. Your choice." Bosco answered.
"I don't know about all of this. It seems to…weird." Ashley stated.
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Ashley opened the door of her "adopted parents" house. Bosco and Faith stepped into the house.
"Don't get comfortable with the idea that I'm home…I'm here just to pack some of my things." Ashley called out.
"What?! Where are you going?" Mrs. Smith said, coming into the hall.
"I'm moving in with my brother Maurice. Then I'm going to meet my family." Ashley said, matter-of-factly.
"But we are your family. We raised you. We love you." Mrs. Smith pleaded.
"NO! He is my family. My real family would have had a chance to raise me if you didn't steal me from them. To think that I could have passed Maurice before over the years and I didn't even know we were related. I'm going upstairs and I'm going to pack." Ashley yelled, running up the stairs and slamming the door.
"How could you do this to us? How could you destroy my family?!" Mrs. Smith said, slapping Bosco across the face.
"Ashley…..what are you doing here." Bosco asked, stepping closer to his sister.
"Its true. My mom just told me. Well I guess she's not my mom is she?" Ashley answered.
"Really?! She just told you?" Bosco asked.
"No….she wasn't going to, but I could tell from the way she was acting that it was true. Then she admitted it. I've been living a lie. 18 freaking years wasted." Ashley said, bursting into another fleet of tears.
"Bosco….take her into my office." Lieutenant Swersky said after stepping out of his office and seeing Bosco and Ashley.
"Thanks Lieu." Bosco replied, directing Ashley into the office, Faith close behind them.
When Ashley sat down and calmed down a bit, she looked up at Bosco.
"What do I do now? Do I keep on living a lie? Pretend this never happened?" Ashley asked.
"No. I mean, I want you to be apart of my family. Mom will be ecstatic to see you. You have another brother, Mikey, but you won't see him for awhile."
"Why not?" Ashley asked.
"He's in prison."
"Oh." Ashley replied. "I see. What about my dad, what is he like?"
"You are never to see him. I won't allow it." Bosco said sternly, his eyes clouding over of the mere mention of his father.
"Why not? I have a right to see my father don't I?" Ashley stated.
"Honey, your father wasn't a good role model. He tends to get violent when he is angry. We just don't want to see you get hurt." Faith replied gently.
"Oh. Officer Boscorelli…" Ashley started.
"Mo. Call me Mo." Bosco interrupted.
"Mo….where do I live?" Ashley asked.
"Well that's the thing. You can live with mom, but she has a weird schedule…or you can stay with me. Your choice." Bosco answered.
"I don't know about all of this. It seems to…weird." Ashley stated.
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Ashley opened the door of her "adopted parents" house. Bosco and Faith stepped into the house.
"Don't get comfortable with the idea that I'm home…I'm here just to pack some of my things." Ashley called out.
"What?! Where are you going?" Mrs. Smith said, coming into the hall.
"I'm moving in with my brother Maurice. Then I'm going to meet my family." Ashley said, matter-of-factly.
"But we are your family. We raised you. We love you." Mrs. Smith pleaded.
"NO! He is my family. My real family would have had a chance to raise me if you didn't steal me from them. To think that I could have passed Maurice before over the years and I didn't even know we were related. I'm going upstairs and I'm going to pack." Ashley yelled, running up the stairs and slamming the door.
"How could you do this to us? How could you destroy my family?!" Mrs. Smith said, slapping Bosco across the face.