I'm Crying Underwater (Sequel to I Can't See That You Truly Love Me)
Get Back To Me Someday
Vic's Point of View:
A sister...
Damn.
We all tried to squeeze onto the couch but soon gave up. Tony and Mike sat on the floor and Jaime couldn't sit still.
I had washed my bloodied arm, and now it was screaming at me.
"Princess has a sister! This is great!" Cried Jaime, and a huge grin spread across his face. He was the only one who had actually taken in the news positively.
"Why didn't your mum tell you?" Tony asked and Isabella shrugged her shoulders. She looked down at the note.
"It doesn't say.."
"Does it tell you where to find her?" Isabella opened the letter back up and started to read.
"Read it out loud." Squealed Jaime. Isabella breathed in and chocked on her words. She handed me the note and I took it from her. I started to read it.
"This story may come as a bit of a shock to you, so I hope you don't throw up..." Isabella snorted loudly. She already did.
"Thanks for the heads up." She mumbled. I continued to read.
"Your sister was such a precious child, one that would make any body's hearts melt when she smiled. Before your mother and father split, they had taken her away. They couldn't afford to look after both of you, and assumed it'd be easier to get rid of the younger child. They put her into a foster home and never heard of her again." I looked up from the letter and saw everybody's eyes on me.
"If they still had her, why don't I remember my mum ever being pregnant, or seeing a baby around the house?"
"There's more." There was a lot more, almost five pages more. I read again.
"You never knew about her. Remember those 8 months your mother ended up in hospital for no reason? Your sister was the reason.
Your sister was 2 week premature, and was dying. She had to stay in the hospital for another 3 weeks. That's why your mother always took you out; so your father could visit your sister." I could feel Isabella tense up.
"I can stop reading?" I asked and she lightly smiled.
"No, I want to hear it."
"She did come home, and you did see her. However, you saw her only twice. You were three, and a very cute little girl. Your sister used to be in and out of hospital, and this, my dear, is why your parents gave her up.
This is not why they split up, so don't even bother trying to blame her for their actions. Your father fell sick a year later, and he passed away." I heard Isabella gasp and looked at her.
"I didn't know my father had died." She was on the verge of tears, I knew she was getting frustrated and upset. She looked at me and nodded her head; she wanted me to continue.
"If, this story has somehow urged you to look for her, great. You can find her at 99A Harrington Street. She is 19, but lives with her new parents, and they know you know. They have been expecting you. She often feels out of place and knows her parents gave her up and why. She, however has no idea who you are.
Congratulations, you still have a family .." I finished and swallowed.
Even for me, this was coming on too fast. Jaime couldn't contain his joy. He suddenly shot up.
"We have to find her!" He shouted and Tony stood up.
"Jaime, it's late! We can't do it now..." A smirk crawled onto Tony's face.
"But we can do it tomorrow!" Mike chimed in, joining the others. They all high- five each other and laugh. I grabbed Isabella's hand and squeezed. She smiled, but her eyes were indecisive.
"Do you want to find her?" I whispered and Isabella sighed.
"Yes, but, I don't know.." She trailed off. I looked at her calmly. I knew this was hard for her.
"Hey, I'll be there every step of the way. I promise." She smiled and kissed my cheek. Jaime came over and picked Isabella up.
"You are definitely going to look for her tomorrow! Even her other parents know about it!" Isabella laughed and Jaime placed her back down. It was already really late and I could see this had taken its turn on Isabella.
"I need to get some rest, and then i'll think about it." She stood up and kissed Jaime on the cheek. She did the same to Tony and Mike.
She held my hand and pulled me up the stairs. I frowned and waved good night to everybody.
Isabella quickly got un dressed, and I did the same. She got into her pyjamas and we both brushed our teeth. she then slid into bed. I soon followed and turned off the light. I wrapped my arms around her and she snuggled into my chest.
"I have a sister." She whispered, and I fell to sleep.
A sister...
Damn.
We all tried to squeeze onto the couch but soon gave up. Tony and Mike sat on the floor and Jaime couldn't sit still.
I had washed my bloodied arm, and now it was screaming at me.
"Princess has a sister! This is great!" Cried Jaime, and a huge grin spread across his face. He was the only one who had actually taken in the news positively.
"Why didn't your mum tell you?" Tony asked and Isabella shrugged her shoulders. She looked down at the note.
"It doesn't say.."
"Does it tell you where to find her?" Isabella opened the letter back up and started to read.
"Read it out loud." Squealed Jaime. Isabella breathed in and chocked on her words. She handed me the note and I took it from her. I started to read it.
"This story may come as a bit of a shock to you, so I hope you don't throw up..." Isabella snorted loudly. She already did.
"Thanks for the heads up." She mumbled. I continued to read.
"Your sister was such a precious child, one that would make any body's hearts melt when she smiled. Before your mother and father split, they had taken her away. They couldn't afford to look after both of you, and assumed it'd be easier to get rid of the younger child. They put her into a foster home and never heard of her again." I looked up from the letter and saw everybody's eyes on me.
"If they still had her, why don't I remember my mum ever being pregnant, or seeing a baby around the house?"
"There's more." There was a lot more, almost five pages more. I read again.
"You never knew about her. Remember those 8 months your mother ended up in hospital for no reason? Your sister was the reason.
Your sister was 2 week premature, and was dying. She had to stay in the hospital for another 3 weeks. That's why your mother always took you out; so your father could visit your sister." I could feel Isabella tense up.
"I can stop reading?" I asked and she lightly smiled.
"No, I want to hear it."
"She did come home, and you did see her. However, you saw her only twice. You were three, and a very cute little girl. Your sister used to be in and out of hospital, and this, my dear, is why your parents gave her up.
This is not why they split up, so don't even bother trying to blame her for their actions. Your father fell sick a year later, and he passed away." I heard Isabella gasp and looked at her.
"I didn't know my father had died." She was on the verge of tears, I knew she was getting frustrated and upset. She looked at me and nodded her head; she wanted me to continue.
"If, this story has somehow urged you to look for her, great. You can find her at 99A Harrington Street. She is 19, but lives with her new parents, and they know you know. They have been expecting you. She often feels out of place and knows her parents gave her up and why. She, however has no idea who you are.
Congratulations, you still have a family .." I finished and swallowed.
Even for me, this was coming on too fast. Jaime couldn't contain his joy. He suddenly shot up.
"We have to find her!" He shouted and Tony stood up.
"Jaime, it's late! We can't do it now..." A smirk crawled onto Tony's face.
"But we can do it tomorrow!" Mike chimed in, joining the others. They all high- five each other and laugh. I grabbed Isabella's hand and squeezed. She smiled, but her eyes were indecisive.
"Do you want to find her?" I whispered and Isabella sighed.
"Yes, but, I don't know.." She trailed off. I looked at her calmly. I knew this was hard for her.
"Hey, I'll be there every step of the way. I promise." She smiled and kissed my cheek. Jaime came over and picked Isabella up.
"You are definitely going to look for her tomorrow! Even her other parents know about it!" Isabella laughed and Jaime placed her back down. It was already really late and I could see this had taken its turn on Isabella.
"I need to get some rest, and then i'll think about it." She stood up and kissed Jaime on the cheek. She did the same to Tony and Mike.
She held my hand and pulled me up the stairs. I frowned and waved good night to everybody.
Isabella quickly got un dressed, and I did the same. She got into her pyjamas and we both brushed our teeth. she then slid into bed. I soon followed and turned off the light. I wrapped my arms around her and she snuggled into my chest.
"I have a sister." She whispered, and I fell to sleep.
12/5/13