VANESSA'S POV
  "Mum are you guys ready to go yet, I'm already waiting" I asked both my mum and dad as i waited in the sitting room, we're about visiting Mrs Hart (a.k.a My birth Mum) and it was lightly snowing outside 
  David and his Mum left yesterday after the lunch, they said they were going back to Chicago today and just had to say hi before they left
"I was stuck looking for my gloves, it's slightly snowy outside" Mum came in and said 
"And where's dad, we have to go get Emily first, you guys remember that right?" I said to her so they could hurry up 
"He'll be down in a bit" she replied me and i saw him walk down the stairs just immediately
"Seriously Dad, you had to wear a muffler and a warmer? Are you that cold?" I asked 
"Yea, of cause I am, is it cause you don't feel like i do?" he questioned 
"Let's just go okay, Emily would be waiting" we then left after that 
"Who's there?" A voice came from the security intercom that had a camera 
"It's Vanessa from Beauty and Elegance, Pullman branch" I stated for clearer identification, the door automatically opened after some few minutes 
"Wow, come in then" I said to the three of them, as we went in there was a lady who took our jacket and led us to the sitting room where the fire place was already heated 
"Mrs Hart will be with you shortly" the lady who took our jackets said and went inside, I must say, the interior was uniquely beautiful, compared to the outside
"ahhh!! who do we have here? I have guests? Not exactly who i was expecting" She while walking down the beautifully designed curved staircase wearing a red fitted dress that went with a white stiletto, she had two kids behind her, a boy and a girl
"Oh i remember you, from Pullman right?" She said in realization, we all took turns in saying hi to ourselves 
"Meet my kids, Arnold and Kenzie"She introduced, if only she knew that her first child which she abandoned years back was sitting right across the room with her right now 
"Go say Hi Kenzie" Caroline said and she walked directly to me, which was really surprising
"Hi" she said with her little cute voice, she was beautiful just like her mum 
"Hi Kenzie, how old are you?" I asked her
"I'm Eight" she replied swiftly
"And Arnold?" 
"He's  Nine, you look like my Mum, you're pretty though" she complimented and i got  surprised that she actually noticed the resemblance 
"Thank you" I replied regardless 
"Kenzie come on, you two can go to your rooms now" Caroline called, i guess she heard Kenzies comment
"Okay what can i offer you guys?" She asked nicely 
"Hot chocolate would do" Dad answered on our behalf, i actually didn't have anything in mind, just wanted to lay out the truth,
  She called the lady from before, Sasha was her name, to get us what we wanted, I waited until she had brought the stuff before i was about talking but the door bell interrupted me 
 I heard the security intercom from where i sat and few minutes later a woman who looked the same age bracket as Caroline walked in 
"Marie, thought you weren't showing up again" Caroline happily said and the name made  I and Emily share a glance at ourselves  
"Marie, meet my guests" Caroline introduced and we all exchanged pleasantries, now was the perfect time to cut to the chase 
"Urrmmm Mrs Baker, did you by chance have any child before now" I dropped the bomb and waited for their reaction, it was as expected , they both looked thrown off 
"Who told you that" Came her question, which sounded a bit stern, the happiness she had before was no longer present in her voice
"You not denying it only means it's true, I took a ride down memory lane  few weeks back and found out some interesting facts" I said courageously
"Your name was Caroline Carter right?" I asked again but she looked surprised the more  and didn't fail to show her anger 
"Where are you getting at young lady?" She asked with a pissed look 
"Look, i don't know what the problem might have been back then, what i just want to know is why did you abandon me?" I asked with hurtfulness in my voice, she on the other hand looked extremely shocked, like she saw a ghost or something, same goes  with her friend Marie
"Maybe you'll think I'm just making things up but some weeks back, I went to Florida and got a whole bunch of information from Dr Jacob Miller, does the name ring a bell?" I asked and took a litte pause 
 
 "Cause he told me you registered at the hospital where he works after being forced by your friend Marie, I'm pretty sure it's the same Marie who's sitting right here with us, he said you abandoned me immediately after delivery, the only thing they meet there when they got back was the name you wrote and placed beside me on my bed 'VANESSA' am I correct?" I poured out everything, even though it stung like a bee 
 Everywhere fell quiet, Marie stared at me in disbelief, Caroline on the other hand was having some kind of mental break down cause she had her head placed in her palm the whole time, faced down 
"What was i supposed to do huh?"  She said with raised voice which surprised everyone
"I had no help, no support of any kind, how was i supposed to raise you on my own" She lamented but got a reply from her friend
"Carol, i begged you not to leave her didn't I, i told you we could find a way but you wouldn't listen" Marie voiced out 
"Yeah? Till how long, non of us were stable at that time and i didn't want to be that friend that holds the other back or drag you into my shitty mess which i caused" Caroline said to Marie 
"Trust me i thought alot about it  and I knew you deserved better and that was why i did what i thought was the best for you then, at least by leaving you could probably get adopted and live a life far from the situation  which i was, as you can see it all worked out for the best" She then directed to me 
"My Mum and Dad have been the best parent i  could ask for, I wouldn't want to replace them but how do you think i felt when i found out i was adopted and i wasn't even told  probably because they didn't know my real parents" I told Caroline
"You guys didn't tell her she was adopted? That's low " Caroline said in disbelief  
"Even if i was mad at them doesn't mean i don't love them, at least they wanted me, unlike you and whoever got you pregnant" I slammed her 
"I'm immersively sorry, i can't reverse my past mistakes or wrong doing  but one thing you should know is that I've never stopped thinking about you since i left that hospital 19 years ago, though i haven't gone back there to ask about your were about simply because i didn't know how I'll feel doing it" She said  but didn't get a reply 
"That reminds me, you'll be turning 20 by next fall right" She said smiling like she did something impressive but it sounded more like a statement than a question    
"Okay, so tell me how are you now like this?" i asked using my hands to wave around referring to the wealth 
"Well, after I left you in the hospital, I moved to Georgia where Marie now stayed, on hearing the news of what i did, she was freaking mad and didn't even want me in, but after series of begging she finally let me stay with her, a year after, I met Dylan, the man who made me who i am today, My hubby, he helped me get back on my feet and didn't care about my past cause i told him everything that had happened, I'm sure he'll be thrilled to meet you" Caroline talked on length 
"Where's he at the moment, i don't think I've seen him before" I asked       
"Well he had to run on emergency, his company at London needed his presence but he'll be back before new year"  She replied
"Wow, what a small world, I didn't know my own daughter worked at my store"She said in disbelief
"You can thank all that to my bestie over there, she was actually the person who pointed out the resemblance between us both, before i began looking" I acknowledged her and she gave a small 'Hi' in return
"What about my Dad, I mean the guy who got you pregnant, i haven't heard anything about him" I said to Caroline 
"Oh that asshole, sorry for the language but that's what he actually is or was i guess, don't know if he's changed now or something, Logan said he wasn't ready to have a baby yet and he was going to med school so there were no possibility, he later made his way to Australia with his family and ever since then, i didn't hear from him"  she explained
"What about now, you have any clue where he might be?" I questioned
"A whole bunch of people knows about him now, not just me, Logan Young, one of the renowned surgeons in Australia, he's all over the web, only of people could know his dark sides" She voiced out 
"Wait you mean the same Logan Young we do talk about?" Emily surprisedly asked, referring to me 
"We? I don't remember talking about any surgeon with you but i think I've heard the name before" I told Emily, at the same time not believing that my real Dad's out there living his best life, not knowing he has a kid in another country