AN: I own no one but Anika Andrews, April Andrews, and Sammie Phillips.
Growing up in a single parent home was difficult for 14 yr old Anika Andrews. Her mother made it a point to never tell Anika about her father. That was a past that her mother wanted nothing to do with anymore even though she loved her brother and Anika's father, April was determined to not go back for fear. She was afraid that her family would not accept the fact that she was 17 and pregnant. She changed her name from Levesque to Andrews so no one would know. Anika and her mother April never had a lot of money but they had an abundance of love in their home. One evening when April and Anika were driving home from April's work their vehicle was t- boned by a drunk driver.
Anika had a few scratches and bruises, but those would heal with time. The thing she had to worry about was the emotional scare she would have. April, on the other hand, wasn't as lucky as her daughter was. Her side of the vehicle is the side the drunken semi driver hit. Anika's mother passed away at 9:30 p.m. on that chilly September evening. A social worker showed up at the hospital right after Anika was informed that her mother was gone. The social worker said, "Hi Anika, my name is Samantha Phillips. I'm here to take you to your house to get some stuff. I know this is a difficult time for you, but can you tell me something." Anika finally looked at Ms. Phillips and answered, "Yes Ms. Phillips." Sammie said, "Do you have any family you can stay with, and call me Sammie."
Anika replied, "No Sammie I don't. I mean I have a father but I don't know who he is. My mother never told me. She has a copy of my birth certificate in her room somewhere." With that said Anika and Sammie were off to Anika's house. While Anika was packing all her worldly possessions Sammie was looking for Anika's birth certificate and other papers. She looked in April's closet and saw a loose floor board. She lifted it up to reveal a lock box. She had no idea where the key was so she broke into it with a bobby pin. She opened it to reveal a birth certificate, an envelope, and some pictures of April and a guy who she assumed was Anika's father. She looked at the birth certificate and there it was in black and white. The man that Sammie knew she needed to find for Anika's sake.