"What is this big secret that you're all hiding from me. You can't keep me in the dark."

"Sit down Violet please," my mum quietly whispered.

I sat in the single chair facing everyone.

"Should we add grandma into this, she also known."

"So everybody knows except me."

"Pandora could you leave please." My dad asked.

"Why do I have to go. I know the secret as well and I've been keeping it for a long mother fucking time so why do I have to go," she snapped.

"Because YOU. ARE. NOT. FAMILY." He slowly said.

"I think I should leave," she quietly whispered. She stomped upstairs and collected her belongings before storming out the house and slamming the door on her way out.

"So, you was about to talk this big secret that you have kept away from me my whole life," I cynically laughed.

"It was a long time ago, we were you and didn't know what to do so-" Auntie Andrea rambled.

"Could you please tell me the secret before rambling."

"We are so sorry for not telling you Violet."

"Just tell me," I shouted, "I can take it I swear."

My mum mumbled something on the other side of the room.

"I'm sorry I never heard you," I said.

"You're not mine," she shouted, tears falling down her face.

"What?" I was Confused with her statement.

"You're not my child," she quietly whispered. "You're hers," she pointed towards auntie Andrea.

"What?" I repeated myself.

"I'm not your mother," she said quietly. Dad held onto her hands.

I sat there in silence.

"It was a long time ago, when your dad and I was 18 and your auntie was 16. We were going to university and your auntie had just finished her exams and was entering college/6form. It was a little after your grandpa had died. We were all pretty emotional, didn't know what to do. We all dealt with it our own way so your aunt, or mum, decided to deal with it through alcohol and men. We were all falling apart and your auntie always came home drunk or won't even come until the next day, or weeks. Your grandma then became obsessed with work so she didn't have a clue what was happening at home with us. With me, your auntie Andrea and auntie Michelle. I think at that time Michelle went to Rome to clear her head, didn't come back for two years. Whilst your auntie Andrea, she was quite a wild child then, always going after the attention of boy. Then one day she came home crying, told us she was pregnant. Your grandma went crazy. Never seen her so mad. We didn't know what to do at that time. We didn't even know who the father was. She was scared and we told her well support her. There was so many times she thought of abortion but grandma swore that if she got rid of the child she would never be able to enter the house again. Sincd she got pregnant at a pretty young age she didn't know what to do and thought she couldn't handle you so she. She wanted to give you up, but I didn't want you to go because I got so accustomed to you. It was three months after you was born we decided to adopt you. Pretended to be your real parents. We all swore that on the midnight of your birthday we would tell you but I didn't want to. I wanted to keep this a secret so I could keep you mine, but your auntie said that we had to tell the truth. As you were growing up you aunt realized that she missed you and it was a mistake that she gave you up. There was so many times that she wanted to take you back but we refused. She was irresponsible, still going after men. We knew that once she got you she would leave you for another man. She's done it before and she would have done it again. So we decided to keep you." Mum and auntie was crying whilst dad held onto mum's hands.

The room was dead silent. So silent that a piece of hair dropping on the floor would sound like an earthquake.

"I'm... Adopted..." I slowly spoke out.

They nodded their head.

"You want to abortion me." My cheeks felt wet. I hadn't noticed I was crying. "I need some air.

I quickly went to get my jacket and shoes then slipped out the house.

The rain gently tapped the my shoulders. I walked until I felt like my feet were going to fall off.

Until I read his house.

Zack's house.

I pressed the bell and waited for him to come to the door. A few minutes later her walked to the door and opened up for me. A thick stench of smoke hit me like a heatwave.

"Violet," he looked surprised.

"Can I stay here tonight, please." He moved to the side allowing me in.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"My parents just told me the 'big secret' and I don't know what to do. I'm so confused and I don't know what to do."

More tear fell out my eyes and he hugged me.

"They've deceived me my whole life. I don't know how I and or where I belong." I held onto him tighter.

We walked into the living room and he sat me down.

"Let me turn on the kettle and make you some hot chocolate."

"Thank you," I mumbled.

He let for a couple of minutes and came back with two drinks in his hands. He passed one to me.

"When you said that Panda had told you what exactly did she tell you?" I asked.

"She just whispered that you was adopted and I should tell you." He said. "What exactly happened at your house.

I completely broke down. I told his everything that has happened that night.

"Okay why don't you stay here tonight. Let me get a change of clothes and clean up the guess room."

I held onto his top before he could move. "No. I want to sleep with you tonight. Just sleep."

"Okay, let me just get some clothes."

He quickly came upstairs then back down.

"Change into these, I'm going to clean my room while you change."

He left and I changed from my wet sticky clothes to Zack's warm oversized ones. They smelt like him.

I walked upstairs to find Zack In the last room to the left.

"Hey," I said. "Where should I put this," I lifted the clothes in my hands.

"Just put it on the chair."

''So where your mum?" I asked.

"She's out of the country for a while along with Albie and Mabel."

"So... Should we get into bed." I said awkwardly.

"Yeah," he cleared his throat. Zack turned off the light.

We both got into bed. We faced each other.

"I hope that your family come back to normal. That you'd figure out your feelings and the message that they created can be sorted.I hate seeing you upset, I hate seeing you cry."

"Thanks you," I smiled.

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I woke up to the Sun peaking through the curtain. The bed was empty. I felt lonely.

I crawled our of bed in search to find Zack. I later found him outside in his garden with a bottle of Jack Daniels besides him.

"Morning," I said startling him.

"Morning." He took a large swing of his drink then turn to me. "I'm so sorry." He said.

"For what?" I asked.

"For ruining your relationship."

"You didn't ruin my relationship, my family would sort thing out and come back to normal."

"No, with Michael."

"How did you ruin my relationship with Michael?"

"I was the one who set him up with Sakaë," he turned towards me with watery eyes. "He told me that he wasn't getting any from his girlfriend and wanted a quick thing to play with. I wanted to punch him so hard but I wanted you to be mine. So I suggested Sakaë so he could go to her and easily get caught. I told him how easy she was to play with. But when he did get caught I didn't know what yo do. You was left so heartbroken and I couldn't approach you so soon. I realize what I did what a stupid mistake made by my greed for you and I'm so sorry and I hope that-" the world blurred out from my ear. I saw his lips moving, his eyes tearing up, treating to cry.

"I have to go," I said quickly leaving through the front door.

"Violet," he called out behind me. "Violet watch out," he said. I felt myself being pushed to the ground. I slowly turned to look behind me to see Zack. Laying unconscious in front of a car. Blood everywhere.

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Tamara

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