By the time Alex finally comes to, and
the tears stop dripping down my face
I know what we have to do. My voice
is hoarse from the floods of emotion,
but I manage to get out the words
"Alex, we have to know". The weight
of those words nearly set me off
again, but I keep my cool. "I had an
older sister, and a mom. My dad
would hurt us, so he wasn't around".
Alex's words cause silence to fall over
the room, as we all wait for him to
continue. I notice how pale his face is,
and I want to help, but all I can do is
grab his hand and squeeze to ground
him. I know how emotions and
memories can steal the current
moment, and it's easy to get lost.
"Mom, Dad, we need to know whether
we have any surviving birth family
members. We love you, but I know I
won't be able to handle life without
knowing. Alex, do you feel the same?"
Alex shook his head to get free from
the thoughts I'm sure are crashing
through his head. Yes, we need to
know. For some reason Alex and I
breaking the silence made our mom
even quieter and our dad look queasy.
But Alex and I already had our minds
made up. Finally das stood up "this is
the first I've heard of this, but I think
you are making a huge mistake. For
all I know you are all are crazy, and
this is made up in your brains." My
resolution fizzles, because at this
point everything feels hopeless. I feel
like there's nothing we can do. I most
definitely can not pay for a trip to
who knows where, and I know Alex
can't either. This whole thing is
seriously making me doubt my sanity.
Alex rushes to the bathroom, still pale
as a ghost.
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AdventureNo!, My mom yelled. A deathly silence fell over the room. When I dared to look up for a second I saw everyone turned towards her looking astonished. I didn't dare look up from the floor for very long though because I was already losing my fight agai...
