Tuesday June 25, 2013 10:29 pm

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(Shego's POV)

18 years ago. It doesn't seem like much, but it really is. 18 years of lies and memory erasing. 18 years of believing one thing only to discover it's all wrong. Now, I'm faced with a decision. I must decide whether or not I'm going to let this event change me; I must decide how to tell my brothers; I must decide how to pull my life back together. I must decide to move on or stay still. I know Drakken loves me; I know he wants me to stay to be his co-ruler. But I also know he is not my brother or my blood family. I once read somewhere that blood makes people related while loyalty makes them family. If this is so, then I will have no family after tonight. I'm leaving behind Drakken to go find out what ever I can about my past. I feel hot tears on my cheeks; let the river flow again.

"Shego, may I come in?" Drakken asks. He enters my room and sits down in one of the chairs. "I'm sorry this had to happen when and how it did. It's been very hard on you, but you've been strong. Shego, you are amazing and the best friend anyone could ever ask for. Without you, I would be nothing. Thank you for that. If you ever, ever, need anything, just come back here. My door is always open. We're a family, Shego, and I'm not just saying that because I can. I'm saying because it's the truth. And family never forsakes family." Now he's crying too. Imagine that: two of the toughest people ever crying over finding out one isn't even who she thought she was.

If sunrise had just waited a little longer to come, I would have been more than happy to stay. But it didn't, so I'm here outside the orphanage in Simpletown. It's dark and gloomy walls create a menacing air; the tinted, dark windows cast the image of angry glares inside. I shudder. Then I man up and walk in the creaky doors. The inside looks more inviting than the outside, but it's still not the place anyone would want to live in. "May I help you, Miss?" an old receptionist asks me sternly.

"Yes actually. You see, my sister and I lived here about 18 years ago. Do you know if I could find any records of our past?" The woman points to a very tall and threatening bookshelf. "Thank you." I walk over with caution. The only sound is the clicking of my high heels on the wood floor. Think, Shego, think. You definitely weren't born with the name Shego, so what was your name before? Sheila! That's it! I was Sheila Taylor!That's what was on those papers I found when I was ten. All I have to do is find the book with my name in it.

The first book I grabbed left me confused. The second, annoyed. The third, hopeless. These are huge books with at least 4,000 pages each, and each page has hundreds of names. Then it hits me, the names are sorted by last name! UGH!

Hours later, I finish the last book. My reward for all that reading: a bunch of dead ends! That's not fair! Kim said her parents told her we came from Simpletown! Great now I have to talk to my wretched brothers! Someone save me!

(Kim's POV)

Tuesday. How is it only Tuesday? I have so much going on, and time seems to be standing still. Why can't time move faster? Ron would be getting better faster, I would be through with Barkin's "counseling," and I could forget about this whole adoption situation as I prepare for college. But NO, time has to move extremely slow just make life hard for me.

My cell rings loudly. Barkin stops his monologue.

"Possible, what have I said about phones?!" I look up from the screen. "I will hve to ake your phone away for a week."

"But, Mr. Barkin, it's summer, my boyfriend's in the hospital with my mom updaing me every hour, and my sister's calling. It's not fair." I answer the phone before he can take it away. Shego sounds distressed.

"Get your mom or dad and yourself over to the Simpleown orphanage. I'm finding absolutely nothing," she half growls half wails.

"Bye, Mr. Barkin. I'll see you tomorrow!" I call as I run out the door to my car. I'm free at last. I speed to pick up my dad adoptive father at work.

I pick him up, and I make a break for Simpletown.

When we get to the orphanage, we race inside. My dad adoptive father pulls out the adoption papers from his wallet. So that's where he kept them. He walks over the front desk. The lady types and shakes her head.

"Sorry girls, but it appears you two are not in the system at all." Shego and I look at each other. Now what?

So, what do you all think happened to the girls records? Is it sabotage or do they have a different story. Let me know what you think. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.