Erin sat patiently as she waited for the announcer to call her bus number. "Bus 28 leaving for Philadelphia is now boarding", the announcer said. Okay this is my one and only chance I have to meet my birth mother, it's now or never. She thought as she gathered her belongings as she headed for the bus platform.Erin walked to the bus and handed the man her ticket as he ripped it she got on and he handed her the stub. She settled into her seat as she put her bags down on the seat next to her. The train sped away like it was racing down the race track for a very long journey. Erin wondered what it would be like to meet her birth mother for the very first time. She knew that her mom was Latino and had a degree in medicine; she also wondered what her mom knew about her. All of Erin's life she knew she was different from her parents and from her siblings she never questioned that until a few years ago when someone asked her why she didn't look like her parents. She didn't have an answer for them then but she does now.
As the train came to her stop in Philadelphia she nervously got up from her seat and took her bags with her. She stepped off the train with both of her feet and walked away from the platform and into the station. Wow, I'm finally here, she thought to herself as she looked around the unfamiliar place and the people that wandered aimlessly through the station as if they were looking for something. Erin walked outside and found herself standing on the curb waving down a cab at 8am in the morning. "RittenHouse Women's Clinic please", she told the cab driver who sped away. The cab passed through the roughest part of town where druggies and prostitutes hang out. She saw a man giving money to a woman whom she guesses that slept with him the night before. My goodness that is so disgusting, she thought. The cab driver pulled up to a nice pristine hospital that was very well lit and clean. "Fifty bucks ma'am", the cabbie said. She got out of the car and rustled out her wallet and handed him a 50 dollar bill. "Thanks ma'am, I hope you find what you are looking for", he said as he pulled away from the curb. Me to, she thought as she hoisted her duffle bag upon her arm and her backpack on her back. She walked the stairs into the building and found a bustling E.R full of patients and doctors.
Erin walked up to the receptionist desk and said: "Hi, my name is Erin Shreves and I have an appointment to see Lu Delgado", Lana the receptionist looked at this girl with a curiosity face and phoned Lu from her office. "Lu you have a patient that looks to be about 15 years old and looks exactly like you", Lana said into the receiver. "What? Okay", Lu said and hung up the phone. "She will be with you in a few, just have a seat over there", Lana pointed to a group of chairs that seemed to be unoccupied. Erin walked over and sat in the middle of the chairs. Erin put her bag on her lap and noticed a woman who opened the door of an office stepped out and walked over to the desk. Holy shit I don't know if I can do this. What the fuck am I doing here, Erin thought to her. She never thought that this day would come.