Chapter 12
Nadia stood upon what the local's called Dane John's mound surveying the city below her. The cathedral dominating the landscape below, surrounded by stores with historic stories. The view only blighted by a building site within the city walls.
Nadia's thoughts were running on overdrive. Meeting her mother for the first time, lying to get here. Hiding the truth of what she was doing from Sydney How could my life get so complicated in a week. Last week I was an orphan with no known family. And now I have a Mother, a Father and a half-sister. Just then Nadia spotted Sydney. With a woman she knew right away to be her mother. The similarities between all of them obvious.
"Hello Sydney" Nadia greeted
"Hey. There's someone here to meet you. Nadia, Irina Derevko. Mom, Nadia"
Irina stood forward and greeted her daughter, pride clearly across her face. "Nice to meet you Nadia"
"Hi" was all that Nadia managed to gather as a reply.
Sydney studied Nadia carefully. "What's Wrong?"
"It's just, No offence to you Mother. I've been told about Irina Derevko, what she was like. I just can't get my head around that I'm supposed to accept all of the sudden that she's my Mother. This time last week I still thought I was an orphan and now I have a family."
"Nadia. When I first meet Mom again over three years ago. I struggled with this as well. That this dangerous woman was my Mother. That the person I thought was my Mother was an alias. But when I realised about Mom is no matter what she does or whose she is involved with she cares about her family."
"So Mom, Can I ask you this. But don't take offence. Why did I end up in a orphanage and Sydney was brought up by you."
"With Sydney it is a complicated issue. She was born when I was still on a operation, so with a bit of persuasion the KGB let me keep her. But I'm sorry darling with you it was different. I was in a KGB prison accused of being a traitor when you were born. So the KGB took you away from me when you were a day old. And from that say on I've tried to find you, Sydney's told me that you know how you ended up in a orphanage. And if I had a chance I would of have you Nadia and Sydney with me."
Nadia stood forward and hugged Irina for the first time. Nadia's cell phone started to ring so she pulled away to answer it.
"Hi Dad, yeah I'm on my way soon. Yeah my friends are ok. See you soon. And she hung up.
Sydney's eyebrow arched. "So you're lying to Sloane?"
"With what Dad's mentioned about Mom around me, she not his favourite person in the world. So I had to tell him I was meeting some friends from Argentina who are studying at the University here."
Both Sydney and Irina Laughed.
"Look Guys. I've got to go. But one day soon we need to meet again" She quickly hugged Irina and Sydney and ran of.
Irina turned to Sydney and said "Sweetheart. She's great, so much like you. And it's true what I said earlier. I wish I could of brought up both of you together."