To say that Erica was shocked and confused would be the biggest
understatement in the world. She looked at the two "ghosts." and went to
speak but nothing came out. Instead she sighed and spoke with confusion.
Erica: (confused) That...impossible. My mother is right here, sitting right next to me. I don't, I don't have a dad and I don't even know who you guys are.
She turned to Mary and spoke to her.
Erica: Mom who are these people, what are they doing here? Why are they claiming to be my parents?
Mary: Erica listen sweetie, when you were little your actual parents, Julie and Hank died in a car accident one night. I was babysitting you that night. When Uncle Eric and Aunt Annie tried to get custody of you, the judge said they couldn't so I took custody of you. I was only 18 at the time and I knew what I was getting myself into and.....
Julie cut in and spoke to Erica.
Julie: Sweetie your dad and I have always to meet you. When we died I told your mom that I would visit you when you were 11. I love you so much and it kills me to know that you don't even know who your and I are.
Erica: (angrily) I hate you! I hate you all! You are all lying!
With that she ran upstairs to her room crying. Mary bit her lip and looked at her aunt and uncle.
Mary: I am so sorry. I should've told her about you guys sooner. She usually doesn't act like that. I mean she's pretty good....
Hank: Mary don't worry about it. I'm sure she is just shocked to find her parents sitting in her living room as ghosts and not knowing that they are her parents.
Mary: (quietly) I really should have told her sooner. It just never seemed to come up. Anyway um if you guys want you can stay out here for a moment or something I am just going to go and.....
Julie: Mary, you're rambling. Go find Erica and talk to her. If she wants to see us again then maybe someday we will come back but for now just do what you used to do with her... before we came.
Mary was shocked to here her aunt say these things. Didn't she want to see her daughter again? Didn't she want to be the mother of Erica? She went to speak but they just left almost as quickly as they came. Mary was shocked no doubt but she still had to go and talk to Erica. She had to get Erica to want to see Julie and Hank. Cause she knew they wanted to see her. She went upstairs and knocked on the door.
Mary: Erica, can I come in?
Erica: (angrily) I don't know! Maybe my mother should come in!
Mary sighed and walked through the door. She saw Erica sitting on her bed trying desperately to dry the tears in her eyes.
Erica: What do you want? She asked closing her eyes.
Mary: Erica sweetie, please listen to me. I love you. You know that.
Erica: Why were their ghosts in the living room. I mean they seemed like they knew you so well.
Mary: Well I hope they know me well. Julie has known me since like the day I was born. Mary smiled at her own joke but Erica looked confused.
Erica: How? Julie? Who was the guy?
Mary: (sighing) Well let me start from the beginning. They were right. I am not your real mother. Yes I have known you since the day you were born. In fact you were born in my house.
Erica: I was?
Mary: Let me finish. I am actually your cousin.
Now Erica looked really confused.
Mary: You see I used to baby-sit you all the time. One night when you were one you mom, Julie and you dad, Hank asked me to baby-sit you and they were killed in a car accident.... Mary went on and on with the story and when she was finished Erica looked up at her.
Erica: How come you never told me I was adopted?
Mary: Because I didn't think it would be that big of a deal. Then again my parents always told me not too.
Erica: Oh. Mom can, can I see Julie and Hank again?
Mary: (smiling) of course!
A/n: Ok that's the chapter. I probably won't update until about next Monday. So please review! It would make me very happy.
Erica: Mary may I see my biological parents again?
Mary: Only if I get some reviews for the story one night.
Erica: Ok.
Erica: (confused) That...impossible. My mother is right here, sitting right next to me. I don't, I don't have a dad and I don't even know who you guys are.
She turned to Mary and spoke to her.
Erica: Mom who are these people, what are they doing here? Why are they claiming to be my parents?
Mary: Erica listen sweetie, when you were little your actual parents, Julie and Hank died in a car accident one night. I was babysitting you that night. When Uncle Eric and Aunt Annie tried to get custody of you, the judge said they couldn't so I took custody of you. I was only 18 at the time and I knew what I was getting myself into and.....
Julie cut in and spoke to Erica.
Julie: Sweetie your dad and I have always to meet you. When we died I told your mom that I would visit you when you were 11. I love you so much and it kills me to know that you don't even know who your and I are.
Erica: (angrily) I hate you! I hate you all! You are all lying!
With that she ran upstairs to her room crying. Mary bit her lip and looked at her aunt and uncle.
Mary: I am so sorry. I should've told her about you guys sooner. She usually doesn't act like that. I mean she's pretty good....
Hank: Mary don't worry about it. I'm sure she is just shocked to find her parents sitting in her living room as ghosts and not knowing that they are her parents.
Mary: (quietly) I really should have told her sooner. It just never seemed to come up. Anyway um if you guys want you can stay out here for a moment or something I am just going to go and.....
Julie: Mary, you're rambling. Go find Erica and talk to her. If she wants to see us again then maybe someday we will come back but for now just do what you used to do with her... before we came.
Mary was shocked to here her aunt say these things. Didn't she want to see her daughter again? Didn't she want to be the mother of Erica? She went to speak but they just left almost as quickly as they came. Mary was shocked no doubt but she still had to go and talk to Erica. She had to get Erica to want to see Julie and Hank. Cause she knew they wanted to see her. She went upstairs and knocked on the door.
Mary: Erica, can I come in?
Erica: (angrily) I don't know! Maybe my mother should come in!
Mary sighed and walked through the door. She saw Erica sitting on her bed trying desperately to dry the tears in her eyes.
Erica: What do you want? She asked closing her eyes.
Mary: Erica sweetie, please listen to me. I love you. You know that.
Erica: Why were their ghosts in the living room. I mean they seemed like they knew you so well.
Mary: Well I hope they know me well. Julie has known me since like the day I was born. Mary smiled at her own joke but Erica looked confused.
Erica: How? Julie? Who was the guy?
Mary: (sighing) Well let me start from the beginning. They were right. I am not your real mother. Yes I have known you since the day you were born. In fact you were born in my house.
Erica: I was?
Mary: Let me finish. I am actually your cousin.
Now Erica looked really confused.
Mary: You see I used to baby-sit you all the time. One night when you were one you mom, Julie and you dad, Hank asked me to baby-sit you and they were killed in a car accident.... Mary went on and on with the story and when she was finished Erica looked up at her.
Erica: How come you never told me I was adopted?
Mary: Because I didn't think it would be that big of a deal. Then again my parents always told me not too.
Erica: Oh. Mom can, can I see Julie and Hank again?
Mary: (smiling) of course!
A/n: Ok that's the chapter. I probably won't update until about next Monday. So please review! It would make me very happy.
Erica: Mary may I see my biological parents again?
Mary: Only if I get some reviews for the story one night.
Erica: Ok.