After 18 years of being poor

it was another regular and beautiful Friday morning I woke up early as usual and I was having breakfast with my dad in the kitchen what I didn't know yet was that this day was going to change my whole life forever but before I start if you want to unlock my story and discover all the crazy things that happened to me that day make sure to hit that subscribe button and activate the Bell notification so as we were quietly enjoying our eggs benedict with my dad we were suddenly and abruptly interrupted by big and persistent knocking sounds at our door followed by those four words you generally only hear in action movies police open the door my dad rushed to the door and opened it two police officers were standing we are looking for Jenna Adkins is she living here I was thinking oh god is this because I skipped high school again the other day damn the principal was not playing when he told me he'd take care of my case seriously yes it's me I live here I answered we are sorry to inform you that your dad passed away last night we found a letter with your name and address and a pair of keys to his apartment we are deeply sorry for your loss miss sorry what pardon me officers but you must be mistaken I said my dad is right here standing up actually he is the one who just opened the door for you I looked at my dad he was flashing red is he going to die today - I thought thanks a lot for letting us know officers have a good day and hurried went close to the door it was at this very specific moment that I knew something was wrong here very wrong sweetie We Need to Talk my dad told me well yes obviously dad what was that maybe we should wait for your mother to come back he said but I couldn't wait any longer seconds felt like hours and I urged my dad to tell me right away what was going on what secret were they hiding for so long and then it happened the cat was out of the bag finally after almost 18 years of existence my dad revealed to me the big secret I was adopted well that explained the blue eyes I said coldly probably out of the shock of the news I just had then I couldn't speak for hours my whole life was completely turned upside down all these years were just built on lies and secrets I thought so many questions ran through my head Oh okay so I am adopted that's a fact now I know who my dad is or at least was but who is my mother then speaking of my mother my now adoptive mother came back home when she saw our faces I swear she knew maybe my now adoptive dad texted her before but anyway she knew so we just sat down the three of us in silence I started asking questions a lot of questions but they couldn't or wouldn't give me any answers they said they didn't know who my birth parents were because they chose to never open my adoption case and that for them I was their daughter and that they loved me blah blah blah blah blah yes yes sure I get it but what I needed back then was answers that's the least I can ask for after 18 years of Secrets right we decided to take some time off of each other so everyone could process what had just happened to our family my parents went away for a weekend I stayed home alone I couldn't stop thinking about this obviously my mind was playing tricks on me and sleeping became a mission after a few days of heavy and constant thoughts I decided to ease my brain off of it and think about something else I love cooking so I decided to make my favorite pie I remember my mom had a very good recipe in one of her cookbooks I looked for it in our bookcase when I finally found it I took it out and a box fell on the ground as well and oh boy what I was about to find out the box contained hundreds of letters letters from my father my wheel father I started weeding a few of them and quickly understood that he was actually in touch with my parents for years probably from the beginning so that means my adoptive parents knew the whole time who my real father was they were exchanging letters with him not only did they hid those letters from me the whole time but they also deliberately lied to me when I asked about him do they know about my birth mother - I thought this was truly unbelievable the story went to step too far and it couldn't take it anymore what was going to happen to me next I decided to pack up my things and leave the house I'm gone I just left a note to my parents I went to my real father's apartment since nobody wanted to tell me the truth I had to find it out by myself I was a little bit scared when I arrived the place was huge and cold feels like somebody just died here no the apartment was also particularly messy I guess I know now where I got it from right dad on the ground tons of papers and documents were scattered I scanned the whole apartment and then went to another room that looks like an office again tons of papers but more importantly I found multiple bags wide open with cash millions in cash again like an action movie I instantly thought oh my god was my dad a drug dealer or something what dark business was he running am i the daughter of a cartel leader please lord have mercy on me I had enough discoveries for the week I kept on browsing the room and then found multiple real estate documents I didn't pay too much attention to it until I saw my name written on it I don't know a lot about real estate but turns out I was apparently a landlord owner with to my knowledge back then at least five apartments in town that belonged to me and then it hit me in many of the letters my father wrote to my parents money was mentioned I didn't understand at first but now it makes more sense my father was always asking my parents if they gave me the money he sent and if they are keeping a bit to pay for my studies well guess what I never saw that money not even a dime here we go another lie to add to the list but where did all this money go probably in my parents pockets but definitely not in mine I was shocked I just couldn't believe it especially because at that time of the year was when college applications were starting my dream was to apply for a painting and drawing degree my parents were totally aware of it I talked about it for years but they kept telling me they couldn't afford to pay for my college tuition and that I had to figure it out by myself or just let go of the idea instead of feeling sorry for myself I decided to see this whole situation as an opportunity for me to seize I took all the money bags with me and went back home when my parents came back I exposed them to the truth the letters the lies the money everything they went silent as usual my mom finally told me that they didn't know how to handle this situation from the beginning and got tangled in lies over the years what about the money I asked we wanted to keep the money for your 18th birthday but as we got caught up with debts over the past few years we didn't have a choice but to use my dad coldly answered do you know anything about my birth mother at least and please don't lie to me this time I asked one last time they swore to me that they didn't know anything about her but anyway none of their words matter to me anymore so I just left again but this time for good I packed all my things up and moved to the other side of the country where my drawing and painting college was with all the money my father left me I could afford the college tuition and even rent in a small student residence a new life was starting for me a new beginning I was finally doing what I wished for so many years drawing and painting were my escape and going to college really helps me cope with all the crazy things that happened to me back then I was particularly enjoying my drawing class and for the final exam of the semester we had to submit a collaboration work with one of our classmates I didn't know a lot of people there everyone seemed to already have friends and I had trouble blending in so I just picked the first classmate that was sitting next to me a boy who also seemed as lost and confused as I was are you interested in joining me for the collaboration work I asked I don't know do you know how to draw well he asked well I'm here so I guess I'd know how to use a pencil a bit okay let's meet at the library after class he told me well that's a date I guess I internally thought lending in wasn't complicated after all we met at the library after class the least I can say was that that boy wasn't a talker he just sat down and waited for me to talk and take the lead well at least he was pretty cute so things were definitely going to be interesting as I was getting drawing sheets out of my bag some of my father's real estate documents I always carried with me fell on the ground as he was helping me gather things up he completely froze for a minute and kept staring at the documents where did you get those papers he asked me well boy you're not a talker but you're pretty curious those papers are private I told him no no wait how do you know this guy the one with his name on the paper he asked this guy was my father he passed away a few months ago why and just when he thought all those stories were behind me it came back like a boomerang a whole new episode to this crazy show that was my life was about to happen long story short it turns out that my father was also his father yes you heard me I basically found that I had a brother on a regular weeknight at the library and yes no need to mention again the fact that a few moments before I started to have a crush on him I need to erase this idea out of my mind right now and real quick like me my brother was adopted by another family but unlike me he had the chance to meet my I mean our father a couple of times before his death actually he even helped him with all those administrative and real estate papers he knew about my existence before my father had told him about me so he could put my name on some of the documents and you never wanted to find me I asked I did want to I just didn't know how he just gave me your name he answered crazy that I had to cross the whole country to finally learn that I had a brother we talked and bonded four days after that we had so many things to share and discover about each other but the more we talked the more I felt like there was something wrong or at least something that I didn't know and that he hadn't told me yet every time I mentioned our birth mother who she might be where she could be he was evasive he was always trying to move on to another subject that was weird how don't you want to know about your birth mother after all these years one day I was just tired of it and asked him do you know something I don't about her mother do we at least have the same mother yes we do he's simply answered and after hours of trying I finally dragged out some answers it turns out that the only thing he knew was that our mother was living in the same city as us our birth mother was right here next to us I couldn't stop moving around we have to go find her I kept repeating to my brother he wasn't as excited as I was he was scared to find out another secret facing another reaction I totally get it but I was reaching a point back then where I was like okay I've seen enough in the past few months I can handle one more thing at least this time I was in control so I kept trying to convince him it wasn't easy but after a few weeks of negotiation he finally accepted to go and try to see her during this period of time I also investigated a lot and after nights of searching I finally found our mother's address we took a car and went to the address she was living in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city I remember us staying in the car for hours waiting to see her get out of the house before going in just to see what she looked like but I was getting impatient okay come on let's go we didn't drive this far just to stay in the car and give up I said to my brother we knocked as she opened the door she stared at us for a few seconds she knew who we were I guess the mother instinct never fails you are you she said yes we are it's us mom my brother answered she let us in and we sat down in the living room we talked for hours I didn't even remember all the things we said as there were so many we finally asked why why did she abandon us why did she abandon us why did she never try to find us my father left her after I was born when he left he just disappeared with me and my brother under his arms my mother was devastated for years she tried to find us as the police gave up on our case after just a few months of investigation she thought that all this time we were with my father growing up with him by his side and that one day we would come back she had no idea what we went through and that me and my brother were adopted by two different families we were all shocked not even the best TV shows have secrets like that after this meeting we made a decision with my brother first of all we gathered all the money we got from our father and bought a house for our mother a bigger one and above all in a safer and better neighborhood we then decided to move out of the student residence to live closer to her place we had so many years to catch up on finally we could enjoy more time together just the three of us as a family

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Published: Thu May 28 2020