Chapter number 3. Switched at birth?

"What is it?" Rose asked warmly and eager to know.

"I got a call from the hospital I was born at and they told me that there was a possibility that I got switched" Martha told her bitting her bottom lip to try and hold back the tears.

"Oh Martha" Rose said sympathetically giving her a friendly hug.

"My grandfather was in jail for something he didn't even do, then I was told that the person who I'd thought was my mum for my whole life wasn't even my real mum. The only person I had left was Jack and a few weeks later he asked me to marry him and when I went over to tell him I said yes, I walked in on him kissing someone else" Martha sobbed unable to hold the tears back any longer. "I thought he loved me".

"Martha of course he loved you, why else would he ask you to marry him".

"But why was he kissing someone else then?"

"I don't know Martha. But I do know that running away from it all wasn't going to answer that question for you".

"I almost stayed" she continued, "But then the hospital called again and told me that they had the results from the DNA test and that they wanted me to come down to the hospital to find out. I so badly wanted to know what was in those results but at the same time I so badly didn't want to know, I mean, this was someone who looked after me my whole life, I didn't know what I was going to do if she wasn't my real mum".

"Rose" Sasha called as she entered the room.

"Yes" Rose called back.

"I need you to come and help me with something downstairs".

"Ok I'll be there in a minute" Rose answered before turning back to face Martha. "I got to go. But I'll find out if it's Jack's wedding ok".

"Ok, thank you" Martha said very greatfully wiping away the last of her tears before anyone else could notice.

"Martha I want you in the kitchen" Sasha told her.

"Ok" she did as he was told and got up to go to the kitchen. Things seemed to go by slowly in the next half an hour while Rose was downstairs helping Sasha with the dinning hall, she just wanted to know, and it wasn't exactly the best time for her patience.

"Hey" Rose's welcoming voice finally said when she entered the room.

"Hey" Martha answered and turned around ready to hear what Rose had found out. "Is it Jack's or Lucas' wedding?"

"Nether" Rose answered.

Martha paused for a moment in shock then realized who it was "Oh my goodness, it's Taylor isn't it?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"That's Jack and Lucas' cousin, but I never thought she'd marry him" Martha told her slightly confused, but extremely releaved.

"Maybe cause he's a millionaire" Rose said pointing out the obvious.

"Well he wasn't three years ago" Martha told her as the phone began to ring and Sasha raced to answer it.

"Hello, Sasha Green speaking" Sasha answered the phone and she began to listen in silence. "Oh I'm so sorry" she said grabbing Martha and Rose's attention. "Yeah of course, we've got room that day. Yeah, hope things get better for all of you. Bye". When Sasha hung up the phone she turned around to look at Martha and Rose who were staring at her waiting for her to tell them what the problem was. "Um girls I need you two to let everyone else know that todays wedding reception has been canceled"

"Ok, but why" Martha asked, slightly re leaved that she wouldn't have to even be faced with the possibility of seeing any familiar faces from Summer bay.

"The groom passed away last night from a heart attack. We'll be catering for the funeral next week on Thursday" she told them.

'Ok so maybe I will have to see all of them, but how am I going to go unnoticed?' Martha thought to herself.

Next time:

Martha does everything she can to make sure no one recognizes her, will she succeed?

Martha continues to question what her dream ment.