What If?
Chapter Fourteen
It's Just, Wow.
Shay knew that Alex would either be at Emma's or the hotel. She figured going to Emma's house first, it would be easier. Jay sat silently in the front seat. Not sure what to say to her, or if he should try to comfort her.
Shay's mind was racing. How did her life get to this point? No matter how long and how hard she thought about it, she couldn't figure out everything out. Too much was happening. She started thinking about all of her friends from Boston. She hadn't called any of them. She missed them. They probably wouldn't believe her. Although, they were always there for her, but where were they know?
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Joey's head
Jay laughed to himself, "Looks like I have a thing for sisters."
Shay looked at him and started laughing, "Guess so."
And this is where I grew up
I think the present owner fixed it up
I never knew we'd ever went without
The second floor is hard for sneaking out
And this is where I went to school
Most of the time had better things to do
Criminal record says I broke in twice
I must have done it half a dozen times
"Shay, you okay?" Jay asked, looking at her.
Shay wiped away a tear, "Yeah. I'm just getting all worked up. I mean, it's just that, all of this. It's just, wow."
Jay took her hand and held it. Then more silence came.
I wonder if It's too late
Should i go back and try to graduate
Life's better now then it was back then
If I was them I wouldn't let me in
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say itGoodbye, goodbye
Shay finally decided that after she told Emma and Alex she would call her old friends. She never got to tell them goodbye. Her grandfather just made her pack all her things. He didn't let her say goodbye. Her father's parents, would have taken her instead, but they agreed with her mother's father. They all wanted her to leave Boston. To leave the United States. They wanted her to start over.
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Remember the old arcade
Blew every dollar that we ever made
The cops hated us hangin' out
They say somebody went and burned it down
We used to listen to the radio
And sing along with every song we know
We said someday we'd find out how if feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
Shay wanted to turn around. She wanted to just pretend this never happened. She wished she never opened that email. She should have just ignored Jay and everyone else. She was suppose to be the rebel loner of Degrassi Community School. Instead, she was the popular bad girl that no one, except her friends, knew anything aboutNow, she would be the popular bad girl that was adopted, got her parents killed in a car accident and was a triplet. Everyone would find out everything about her.
Kim's the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She's had a couple of kids since then
I haven't seen her since god knows when
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Even though she wanted so badly to ignore this, she knew she couldn't. She had to tell Emma and Alex. She didn't care if Emma's mother knew the truth. Well, their mother. Their birth mother.
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Twenty minutes after leaving the agency, Shay pulled up in front of Emma's house. Both of them got out and walked to the front door. Shay rang the bell. She could head someone walking to the door.
"Shit. What if Spike answers?"
Jay shrugged his shoulders.
I miss that town
I miss the faces
You can't erase
You can't replace it
I miss it now
I can't believe it
So hard to stay
Too hard to leave it
"Two seconds later, Spike opened the door, "Can I help you?"
Shay didn't know what to say. She never met Spike. Every time she was over there, Spike was at work.
If I could I relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Jay poked her in the back and she snapped out of it, "Oh..um...Is Emma home?"
"Yes she is. She's in her room." Spike stepped out of the way to let Jay and Shay in.
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
Everytime I do it makes me
Shay practically ran down to Emma's room. When she got there, Emma was sitting on her floor with Spinner, Emma looked over at her, "Hey, Shay."
"Hey Spin." Jay said from behind Shay, "Let's go out to the car."
"OK." Spin kissed him on the forehead and got up to follow Jay out.
Emma stood up and walked over to Shay, "Shay, what's going on?"
"I went to the agency and got the files."
"And, is Alex your sister."
"Yes. So, is someone else."
Emma looked confused, "Who?
Shay looked straight into Emma's eyes, "You."
"What? No. My birthday is..."
"June 13, 1988."
Emma nodded.
"And you have the same middle name as your mother."
Emma nodded again.
"How fucked is this, Em?"
Emma opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out.
Shay started walking towards the stairs, "Come on. We need to tell Alex. She's at the hotel."
Emma followed Shay out of the room. When they got to the kitchen, Spike was sitting at the table, "Hey, Em. Are you going to be home for dinner?"
"No, Mom." Emma looked over at Shay, "Oh, I don't think you've met my friend Shay yet."
Spike stood up, "No, I haven't." She put out her hand to shake Shay's, "That's a pretty name. Nice to meet you."
Shay shook her hand in shock, "Thanks and it's nice to meet you too." Shay pulled her hand away, "Come on, Em. We gotta go."
"Alright, bye Mom."
"Bye Em. Bye Shay."
In the car
"OK...Can someone please tell me what is going on?" Spinner asked for the 5th time.
Jay looked at him, (Jay and Spin were sitting in the back), "Well, Emma is Shay's sister."
"I thought Alex was."
"She is, too."
Spinner looked dumbstruck, "OK, are we in the twilight zone or something?"
Jay laughed and started humming, "Do do do do do do." ((Not sure if that's exactly how it goes, but whatever))
Shay looked at the both of them in the rearview mirror, "Both of you shut the hell up or I'll throw you out of the car."
"OK. So, it's true." Emma said, closing the folder.
Shay glanced at her, "What, did you think I was lying? Because believe me, I wish I was. I wish I was making this all up."
Emma sighed, "I know Shay."
Shay pulled into a parking space at the hotel. Everyone got out and headed up to Shay's room. When they went in, the found Alex, Craig, Ellie and Sean. They looked over at Shay, Emma, Jay and Spinner, "What's up guys?"
Shay walked over to them, the rest of them shortly behind, "Read this." Shay dropped the folder in front of Alex.
After Alex, Sean, Craig and Ellie were all got up, Shay began to talk, "So, yeah. I don't know how no one knew about this. Spike must have kept it totally quiet."
Emma looked at Shay, "Don't forget about our father."
Alex laughed, "OK...Mr. Simpson isn't..."
Emma laughed, "No. He's our stepfather. Our father's name is Shane."
Craig looked up from the video game him and the guys just turned on, "Oh, yeah I met him."
"So, what now?" Ellie asked them.
Alex, Emma and Shay looked at each other, "We confront Spike."
I added the song, cause it's one of my favorite songs. This chapter didn't go as well as I had planned...Well, next chapter will most likely be the girls confronting Spike.