Chapter 3: Robbie's Story
Disclaimer: I wish I owned 7th Heaven… but I don't. Anyone you don't recognize is mine. The plot is mine and that's it.
In the kitchen Annie, Eric, Robbie, and Lucy were sitting at the table. Each of them were eating a cookie. Lucy had to beg to be allowed to sit in on the conversation. She finally convinced her parents after telling them she'd just eavesdrop.
Robbie began "My name is Robbie Palmer and I'm 16 years old. My mother… how can I say this? My mother is your sister Mrs. Camden"
"What!!" Annie exclaimed with shock. Eric choked on his cookie and Lucy had to whack her father on the back. Under any other circumstances this would have been funny but Lucy knew that now was not the time to laugh. Instead she asked the one word her parents weren't able to. "How?"
Robbie said "Your parents, Mrs. Camden had a baby girl before you were born. Your parents were just married and couldn't afford a baby so they gave the baby away in an open adoption. The couple that adopted my mother, George and Amy, named her Rachel Elise Robinson. Rachel had met your parents and knew what happened. When she was 7, your parents got pregnant again. This time they could support the baby. Amy, George, Charles and Jenny decided they better not see each other again so Rachel wouldn't feel rejected."
By this time Annie had tears in her eyes. Robbie continued, " That baby was you. Rachel pressured Amy and George and they told her the whole story. Rachel grew up a normal child but wondering about her real parents and sister. When she was 24 she got married to my father, John Robert Palmer Jr. 2 years later I was born, John Robert Palmer the 3rd, but I go by Robbie. When I was 10 my father died in a car accident and after this my mother was sort of fragile."
Robbie paused for a second and such a sad look passed over his face nobody knew what to say. He looked like someone told him his puppy died and he had found out his house had burned down at the same time.
The look passed and he continued, " Then my grandfather died recently and my mother took to bed. Now she's worse than ever and I think she's dying." His voice cracked and he wiped his eyes. "My grandmother is looking after her now. I think she wants to see you before she dies." Annie, Eric, and Lucy had looks of shock, pity, and sorrow on their faces.
They recovered and Eric said, " I'm so sorry about what you've been through. We all are." Annie was mumbling to herself "I have a sister?" Lucy felt sorry for Robbie but was excited about having another cousin. Her only cousin was a baby, Erica. Annie said, "Of course we'll come. Stay here until after Thanksgiving and we'll go back with you. You'll take Simon's room and Simon will share with Matt."
Just as Robbie said, "O.K.", a girl about his age with long brown hair and blue eyes came downstairs. She saw Lucy and said cautiously " Hi Luce." Luce glared at her and she looked away and saw Robbie. She said curiously " Who's he?" Just then the doorbell rang.
Who's at the door? In this story the Camdens actually lock their doors. I'm sorry it took so long to update and thanks for the reviews! Until next chapter,
Jasmine