SZNS SERIES 1: Summer Maria Writes (ebook pc reader .txt) 📖

When she opened the door, all eyes were on her. She just smiled at them and head upstairs, to her room. She already had an idea that her friends will interrogate her about Jesse's whereabouts. It's better to stay out of their sight and say nothing than to lie, right. Just like what Jesse is doing.

CHAPTER 27:

Truth be Told

Chloe is just a few weeks away from graduating. Her final examination was a torture but luckily, she surpassed it, as well as her friends. The career she wanted is just around the corner so she has nothing to worry about. Most of her friends who are graduating are already looking for a job. As for Jesse, he already accomplished what he needs to do and he's just waiting for the higher up's approval if he'll graduate. But surely, he will.

She's on the way to her parents' house to get a few of her stuff and some papers. The job she's applying needs some of her documents that her mother is keeping. It's weird but at the same time nostalgic stepping in her childhood home. She'd been living here since her grade school years. Then she just moved out on her first day in college which was four years ago.

Sometimes she'll visit but she never felt its peace unlike now because she's alone inside the gigantic abode of her parents. Chloe parked her car outside the house and went in. She didn't bother to have her car parked inside since she won't take long, she will just get everything she needs then she'll back to the boarding house.

The house screams fortune from left and right. Her parents worked hard day and night just to give her a glamorous life when in fact she doesn't need it. But she just tried to suck it up. On her way up to her room, she can't help but laugh as she looks at the photos framed on the walls on the stairs. It's funny how her looks changes over the years but her parents seem like they'll be forever young. They never looked old. Or maybe they did when they were stress because she was being a pain in the ass which was a lot of years ago.

Her room was near the stairs. She remembered asking her mother if she can have her room beside her parents' room because she is so afraid of the storm when she was little. But her mother told her to just be brave and everything will be okay. She can still remember everything that happened inside this house like it was just yesterday.

Chloe walked towards her mother's office which was at the very last door on the end of the hallway. That is where all her files are kept, like her birth certificate and other papers she got from school since she started studying. She opened the door and was welcomed by tons of steel cabinets. She doesn't know where exactly her stuff was kept so she has to search it in all five cabinets.

It was a hellish search, all of her mother's files were scattered on the floor as she looks for every document she needs. As she looks for her things, the doorbell rang signaling that someone is outside their house. Surely, it's not her parents since they could've just opened the door for themselves. Chloe went down the stairs to open the door for whoever is outside.

She came face to face with a woman she's not familiar with. It looked like she's in her early fifties, probably the same age as her mother. The woman also has the same hair color as her mother and her, same eye color, but different face structure.

"Hello, how may I help you?" she asked, she can be one of my mother's relative but she will not let her enter their house. Chloe is looking intently at the woman who is staring back at her. There is an emotion in her eyes that she cannot distinguish but she knows based on the woman's expression, she is surprised to see her.

Finally, the woman finally blinked after minutes of staring at her and opened her mouth to speak. "My name is Mary, Mary Wilson. I'm looking for Leona King. I was informed that she lives. Can I talk to her?" The woman looked at her again, this time from head to toe. There is something in her that screams she's somehow related to her but she's afraid to believe that, maybe she's just bluffing.

"My mother is not here, maybe you should go back some other time." Chloe was about to close the door but woman is so persistent. Mary blocked the door with her hand that forced her to open the door wider again. "You must be Celestia, her adopted daughter. I am Mary, your mother, biological mother. I gave you to Leona because you will not survive if you're with me. I am seeing photos of you everywhere in your school. I really wanted to see you and talk to you, and maybe spend some time but your mother said you don't want anything to do with me. But I came here hoping you'll change your mind when you see me."

What is happening? She's confused of what she is hearing from her right now. She's adopted? Why is she hearing this now? Is her mother lying to her? Why is Mary saying that I don't want to see her when she doesn't have any idea that she exists in the first place.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what you are talking about. I think it's best to come here next time when my mother is here. Or maybe you came to the wrong place. You should leave."

"Okay, but here, have this.