Chuckie woke up the next day a tired wreck. He'd worked very late on his report, and having to go to school, and fear Nicole trying to use the DNA machine to prove her theory was not something he had the energy to do. Regardless, he just dealt with her stubbornness as they finished the second half of the report.
"Chuckie, why on earth are you asleep?" Miss O'Keates asked
Chuckie was startled awake, as he'd fallen asleep in class
"Just make it these next three days, then you'll have two weeks to sleep all you want." She joked
Nicole was reading the handbook, learning how to decipher DNA code and make a connection on the machine
"Nicole, put that away and finish the work." Chuckie ordered
"I just want to be ready when I prove you wrong." Nicole replied
The time came, the final part of the experiment, the DNA test. Each student took a cotton swab, and put it in their mouth. Then, they placed them inside the DNA machine and looked at what came out. At the end of class, everyone got up to leave, but Nicole took Chuckie to the front desk.
"Miss O'Keates, this machine can analyze two different samples and find a genetic relation, correct?" asked Nicole
"Yes, why?"
"Just asking, so if I were to take Chuckie's DNA." She then had Chuckie swab his mouth "And your's" O'keates did so as well "and put them in the machine, it would come out as nothing correct?"
"Well there would be no genetic relation found a far ad I could know."
"Then why does it say here, on the analysis." Nicole said, taking a piece of paper that printed from the machine. "That there is a genetic relation."
"Nicole, there is nothing." Chuckie said
"Nicole showed Chuckie the paper and the handbook instructions, she then gave them to O'Keates
"Oh my, Chuckie, it says here that we're related."
"What?" Chuckie asked
"I think we should go to the nurse's office." she said, and she and her students sprinted to the nurse
She looked at the pictures for a while, and did some DNA test of her own, and it all added up.
"So she's his mom?" Nicole asked
"Not mom." the nurse replied
"Wait, what year were you born in Miss O'Keates?" asked Chuckie
"1956"
"Hospital? Room number? And time?"
"Lipshitz. Room 69D. 6:30 PM"
"My Dad was born at 6:32 PM. In the same place and room."
"Well, to add to that, your DNA readings match you to be her nephew." The nurse explained
"Are you saying?"
"Yes, Miss O'Keates seems to be the female baby in your Dad's ultrasound. She's your father's long lost twin and your aunt."
"So Dad has a long lost twin, and you never shared this with us?"
"Chuckie please understand, we were told that she'd died moments after birth." Marvin said
"That doesn't mean you can hide something behind our backs."
Kimi got involved now "Does Dad even know?"
Both grandparents remained silent. Just then, Chas and Kira walked in with Kira's younger brother George, and older sister Helen. Helen lived in England, while George was studying in UCLA, often visiting his sister and brother-in-law. Along with them was Melinda's younger brother, Chuckie's Uncle Dan, who was also studying at UCLA.
"Now all I'm saying is that being an only child is no fun at all. Sure solitude is a great thing, but not around the clock." Chas said
"Of all the subjects they could be talking about right now." Marvin thought
"Dad, you are about to find out something that will influence your opinion on this subject forever." Chuckie told his father
"What is it son?" asked chas
Chuckue showed his father the ultrasound.
"It looks like it's dated back to when my mom was pregnant with me. But why are there two babies? Chuckie, did you use photoshop on this to pull my leg?" asked Chas
"First things first Dad, they're fetuses." Kirk corrected
"Secondly, this isn't photoshop, this is legit." Chuckie said
"Dad, what is Chuckie implying?" Chas asked, turning to his father
Marvin sighed, then began to explain
"When you were born, you had a twin sister, born a few minutes before you. She died moments after birth. Your mother and I decided never to tell you because we saw how much of an anxious child you were. As you grew older, we just put it aside as the least of our worries, we've never known when was the best time to tell you, but I guess the poliwags kind of beat us to it." He explained
"So, all my life, I had a sister, who I never met, nor will I ever meet." Chas replied
"That part is not necessarilly true, sit down, because this is a shocking story. You see, my teacher told me a story about how she grew up in an orphanage because she was switched at birth with a baby who was orphaned. The orphan must've went to you, and my teacher, Miss O'Keates, is the real Finster." Chuckie explained
"So she's slive, but had never had a family?" Shirley asked
"Yes, and she wants to meet you guys, really, she wants to meet her family and start some relationship."
"Velma O'Keates is my twin sister? Jeez, she's the last person I would expect." Chas replied
"Look, Kimi invited her to dinner tomorrow, she'll be coming, and you all can meet, end of story." Kirk explained
That night, the Finster kids were all asleep in the basement with the exception of Chasiy. After everything, she saw a look on Kirk's face, it was a sign, Kirk thought having his twin around 24/7 would hold him back, and that he didn't actually need her. Their Dad had been pretty successful without his twin, so was O'Keates. Maybe not being around your twin could have benefits, and she was scared Kirk was looking at those benefits. He was thinking to skip a year ahead without her. Leave her behind. She turned to Kimi, and shook her sister lightly.
"Kimi, are you awake?" she asked
"I am now." Kimi whispered "What's up? Nightmare?"
"Yeah, and I think it might come true." Kimi
"Chasity, come on hun, you know it's only pictures in your head."
"No, in this one, Kirk ditched me and skipped the next year of school."
Kimi sat up and hugged her little sister. "Everything will be okay, even if he does skip ahead, what's the worst that could happen."
"I lose my only friend at school. He becomes arrogant and starts looking down upon me... And when someone calls me a mutant, who's gonna be there to understand the ridicule."
"He'll still be your twin."
"But he won't want to be around me."
"Why is that. And he can't just pretend your not his sister."
"It's an easy thing for twins who have different skin colour from a mutation."
"Who said your skin difference is a mutation?"
"Arthur Mealey."
"That guy knows nothing, literally, nothing. Your smarter than that. And your skin difference is a rare gift to genetic studies. Look, I know Kirk can jump to conclusions and be a little naive, but he won't skip a grade just to separate from you."
"But he said he would skip a grade if he didn't have a twin."
"You know he didn't mean to hurt you."
"I don't think so."
"Look, all I'm saying is that you don't hold him back, and you aren't the reason for anything bad that happens to him. If he skips a grade, it'll be because he wants to be successful. Now go to sleep." Kimi said. She then put her sister back to sleep, then looked at Kirk. All she hoped, was that if he did skip a grade, his intention would have nothing to do with Chasity. If anything, he was sometimes a better person because of her.
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, I'm visiting relatives in Detroit so I had to write this on the coach bus from Toronto to Michigan. Anyway, tell me what you think. Thanks for reading and as always STAY TUNED & PLEASE REVIEW