Meanwhile, downstairs…

Carmen and June were having some sibling love time when June began to worry about their mother.

Carmen looked at her.

"Hey. Are you okay, baby sis?" She said as she looked at June, concerned.

She could tell that June was beginning to get overwhelmed and about to panic.

June looked from the stairs to Carmen.

"Sorry, sis. I'm just worried about mother." She said as a tear was beginning to drop down from her right eye.

Carmen began to notice it and pulled her closer.

"No-No-No-No-No. June, I thought that we weren't going to cry today since it's Mother's Day…" She said as she held June's sad face in her hand.

June sniffled.

"I know, sis but, I'm really worried about Mom." She said as Carmen was gently drying her tears as they were coming out, one by one.

Carmen looked at her.

"Is there anything that I can do to help you feel better about Mom?" She said, offering June some assistance.

June began to think.

"Can you go check on her? You know… Make sure she's okay." She said as she looked from Carmen to the stairs.

Carmen thought about June's suggestion for a moment and smiled.

"Sure but, only on one condition…" She said, relenting.

"What's that?" June said, with a smirk.

"You're gonna come with me, little sis." Carmen said, with a smile as she held a hand out to her.

June held her hand out to her and Carmen helped her up, off of the couch.

They then looked towards the stairs.

"Well… What are we waiting for?" Carmen said, with a smirk as she looked from the upstairs hallway to June.

June looked at Carmen and smirked.

"Let's go!" She said and, with that, the two siblings were waltzing up the stairs, racing each other.

June, however… Won.

"Wow, June. How did you get to be so fast?" Carmen said, surprised but yet intrigued.

June looked at Carmen and smirked.

"A good master spy must never reveal her secret." She said and chuckled.

Carmen placed her arm around June and chuckled.

"Now...Where have I heard that before?" She said as she looked at the young girl that looked almost just like her.

"You, sister." June said as she looked up at her, with loving eyes.

Carmen chuckled.

"Come here, you!" She said as she was now beginning to playfully ruffle June's hair up.

…

Meanwhile…

Carmela was trying to get comfortable in her lounge chair as she was holding a file and reading the contents of what now appeared to be…

Her mother… Coach Brunt.

She did remember being taken in by that woman when she was five years old.

Coach Brunt seemed to be a nice woman to her but inside, she was a monster.

She worked for V.I.L.E and became one of the faculty members, along with Shadowsan.

The head of V.I.L.E, Cookie Booker…

She was Carmela's grandmother which made her Carmen and June's great grandmother.

Now, this was going to be hard.

How do I go about this? Do I say…"Carmen… June...I know that you may hate me for this but...Coach Brunt… She's… She's my mom." Or…"Girls, Mom has some news to share with you two. You see...Do you two remember the PE teacher that works down there at the high school. Well… (*sighs*)...She's my mom." Ughhhhhh! This is so hard. Carmela said to herself as she looked at the file one more time before she closed it.

Just after she closed the file and put it back onto her desk, she heard the sound of laughing coming from the hallway.

Could it be? Have they overheard me already…? (*takes a deep breath and sighs*). Perhaps I should investigate. Carmela said to herself as she got up from her comfortable chair and began to walk towards the open doorway that led into the hallway.

When she stood in the doorway, she watched as her daughters were roughly playing.

Carmen looked up from playing with June and saw Carmela.

June stopped as well.

"Hi, Mom." She said as she looked at her.

"Were we disturbing you?" Carmen asked, with intrigue as the two looked at their mother.

Carmela scratched the back of her head, sheepishly.

"Heh heh heh… No. You two weren't bothering me. It's just that I was looking through files and saw something shocking. Heh heh heh...Yeah. That's it." She said as she looked at Carmen and June, with a nervous smile on her face.

Before Carmen and June could look back at her, they looked at each other.

"Something doesn't seem right…" Carmen said as she looked at June.

"I have no idea why Mom is acting like this…" June said as she looked at Carmela and then looked back at Carmen.

Carmen looked back at Carmela and then looked back at June.

"I'm not sure either, Junie but, we'll get down to the bottom of it. I promise." She said as she looked at her, with a reassuring smile.

June smiled back at her.

Carmen chuckled and looked back at Carmela.

"So...Mom?" She said as she was trying to get Carmela's attention.

Carmela looked back at Carmen.

"What is it, Carmen?" She said, in response.

"Since it's mother's day, how would you like it if Junie and I made breakfast? You know… To show how much we love you?" Carmen said, in suggestion as she looked at her and then back at June.

June nodded her head yes.

"Yes, Mom. We would do anything for you." She said as she looked at Carmela and smiled.

Carmela smiled back and sighed.

"Okay, girls. Go right ahead. I'll catch up." She said as she looked at her daughters before she looked back, in the direction of her bedroom.

June and Carmen looked at each other before looking back at their mother.

"Okay, Mom!" They both said, at the same time.

Carmela smiled at them and watched as the two went downstairs.

After Carmen and June left to go into the kitchen, Carmela stood in the silent hallway and sighed.

Could she do this? Could she tell Carmen and June that Coach Brunt was her mother…?

That seemed to be the one question on her mind at the moment.

She sighed and now began to leave the hallway, going down the stairs and going into the living room.

Once she got there, she sat down on the couch and placed her hand against her forehead, in frustration.

Could she do this?

…..

A few minutes later, breakfast was done.

Eggs, toast, bacon and orange juice was waiting for them.

Carmen and June sat down beside each other and were now waiting for Carmela.

Carmela came into the kitchen and smiled, in silence.

"Happy mother's day, Mom!" June and Carmen said together, at the same time as Carmela began to sit down and join them.

As she was eating, images of her mother Coach Brunt were flashing before her eyes.

June and Carmen looked at each other, with concern.

"What's wrong with Mom?" June asked, concerned.

Carmen looked at Carmela and then looked back at June.

"Well… Let's ask her, Junie." She said as they were both looking at Carmela.

"Mom, are you okay?" June asked as her concerned eyes met Carmela's stressed eyes.

"Because this isn't like you, Mom. You always have an encouraging smile on your face." Carmen said as her intriguing eyes also met Carmela's stressed eyes.

Carmela looked at the two and sighed.

This was it.

The moment of truth.

"Can I tell you two something?" She said as she looked at Carmen and June.

Carmen and June looked at each other.

"Of course, Mom." June said, with a reassuring smile.

"Yeah. Besides… We always watch out for each other. Right?" Carmen said, with an encouraging tone.

Carmela smiled.

"You're right, my two sweet daughters. So...I have some news to tell you." She said as she was beginning to come out of the shell that she has been hiding in.

"What is it, Mom?" Carmen said as she now had her arms crossed.

"Yeah. What is it, Mom?" June said, curious.

Carmela now began to twiddle her thumbs.

She looked at June.

June certainly remembered Coach Brunt.

Coach Brunt was the female gym teacher at the high school that she went to.

"Do any of you remember the person with green and black hair?" Carmela asked, hesitating between each word.

"I do. She's the gym teacher at the high school. What about you, sister? Do you remember the person that me and Mom are talking about?" June said as she looked from Carmela to Carmen.

"You mean Coach Brunt? The one who's been threatening my sister and wanting to bring her back to V.I.L.E, like she did with me? Why?" Carmen said as she grabbed a hold of June and pulled her closer.

Carmela sighed.

"She's… She's my Mom." She said as she looked at the two.

(So...Carmela didn't hold nothing back when she told Carmen and June that Coach Brunt was her Mom. It took her some time but, she finally did it. Please stay tuned for chapter three.)