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Adventure Contemporary Teens & Young Adult

The College backyard was inoculated with people, it was to celebrate the hardwork of final year students, everyone carried a cheerful smile on their face, but, Janette Rose a girl with green eyes and brown hair carried a scowl on her face and kept glaring at the entrance.

"Janette Rose!" The speaker called but her eyes were more on the gate than to collect her trophy and the certificate, What can be more important than her attending graduation ? She wondered. "Go Janette! I don't think they'll come now." Her bestfriend Anastasia brought her out of her thoughts. "Go, my parents are like yours." Her parents Paul and Scarlett nodded, she collected her certificate with tears of disappointment, it'd have been the most happiest day of her life, she along with her mother, Glenda Cameron dreamed of this day together. Everyone clapped which made her heart clenched, maybe her parents were in grave danger, she just wanted to run back to her house but she couldn't,the day dragged on with clicking selfies and photographs,"Because her friends believe that take a picture it lasts longer but even a picture doesn't prevail till eternity. " She sighed and asked her friend a leave, after half an hour she reached to her house, finding an expensive black SUV standing there, Is this a reason from the absence of her foster parents from her graduation.She decided to irritate the guests cause of whom her parents were unable to attend her graduation. Hanging her coat and hat on the stand, she decided to barge in the drawing room, but halted hearing the voice of her father "It's like Yesterdays, when you left little, Jane in my arms." The door was left ajar , so she took it as an opportunity to peep into the room, discovering her mother standing in the corner, as if someone would have punish her,in the same dress she purchased for her graduation, she felt furious on the naive nature of her parents, her father was talking to a wealthy men with slightly grey hair he appeared to be familiar, "Janette is not aware about the fact that you're her father." The hair on her neck raise, she made sure what her father said isn't related to her childhood nightmare. She watched a series in which the protagonist of the story discovered that the parents who raise her up aren't her real parents. Hope it's not in her case cases like this only look good in movies. And now hearing the name Stark she discovered that the man is Robert Stark the famous billionaire who is father of Aram and Henry Stark and Uncle of Eric Stark, who're famous for being spoilt and Robert Stark is famous for his reputation for showing innumerable love to them.

Yeah I'm here to take her with me", the old man whispered, her mom and dad grasp and her mom started crying.

What's this happening? Gathering courage she entered the room, amassing spotlight of the three people "Is she?" the old man asked and her dad nodded."My daughter" he finished his clause.What the fuck are they serious, is it a dream.Was her childhood nightmare, was coming out to be true?

"Sir did you hit your head somewhere", she let out, when she noticed the old man making his way towards her." Jane where are your manners?", her mother Glenda Cameron, warned but she's already made on her, so, she chooses to ignore her warning. "I'll deal with you two later mom and dad, I'm really mad on you two, so please don't make me say anything that I'm gonna regret later", the old man narrowed his eyes at her she knew she's being the reason to put her parent's upbringing in doubts, before, he'd let out another word she makes her way towards her room throwing her achievements on her bed she moves towards the washroom,

after changing into relaxed clothes she found her mom sitting on her bed.What does she expect now?" Jane you're not our biological child.", she announced earning an incredulous look from her.

"Mom, where are the cameras, is this a reality show", her father entered the room while handling an unfathomable expression, "There are no cameras this is reality be sensible jane", he said with his eyes on the ground it looked as if he was embarrassed that he wasn't able to meet her eyes. "Have you both lost your mind!", she shouted but seeing her parents faces it looked like they were telling the truth.

" They are perfectly fine Jane you're my daughter Janette Rose Stark", The old man who now she remembered hearing the name Stark is Robert Stark the famous millionaire businessman who is more famous for showering his love towards his kids. She found it fishy if he claims her to be his daughter so why she's getting special treatment from other of his kids."Sir what do you want from me?", she found herself inquiring while attempting to regulate her hostility.

" Still child why are you testing my patience", he forcefully held her hand in a tight grip and made her face the mirror, "Compare your features with mine and then speck", she was too stubborn to accept the fact but for old man's sake, she tried to do as he said but immediately regretted her decision.It was when she realized that whole twenty-five year of her existence was an enormous lie.She was glaring at her face, it was the first time in her life that she was cursing herself for her features, the same green orbs and almost same nose, tears without her permission spill out of her eyes. She felt an urge to break everything present in this room, again she pinched herself to make sure that "Am I dreaming?" but her bad luck it is a reality and she thought that after graduation she'd make a good life for herself, but now she felt trapped! "Traitors" she whispered to herself.

"Why? Why?" she found herself inquiring .

"Just why you lied to me for twenty-five years of my existence", and for the first time in life she found herself crying in front of an outsider real tears were spilling out of her eyes but somehow they stopped she was frustrated.

" Don't cry child" her mother the woman who raised her up whispered she'll be always her mother.

"Just to protect your life darling",

"Be logical Mr Stark why don't you protected your other her and kept them away from you", then the thing hit her.

"Oh!! I get it they were guys", she cringed

" No!" he attempted to defend himself.

Regardless, she was cent per cent sure of her assumptions.

"I loathed people with this sort of reasoning, you understand Mr Stark" she gave him a disapproving look and continued.

"So let's come to the point why after twenty-five big years why you require me all of sudden".

"Seeing your stubbornness I assume you do not need an explanation" the man spoke.

If he'd have tried to defend himself she'd have accepted, his apology but now she substantiated her hypotheses valid .

"Your mother my wife Julia needs you, my child, even she has a biological mother too what kind of mother is she.

"Why miso-called mother needs me" she found herself inquiring .

"See Janette it isn't her mistake please don't bring her in this" she wanted to strike everything that was existing in her room to let out her frustration.

"I can't help you with it plus I'm about to accomplish what I 've dreamt of and now I don't have to live on someone's money" she stated she was about to get a job as an Interior designer in a prestigious company it was her dream to be financially independent.

"You and your brother were able to achieve all this because of the money I deposited in your father's Mr Cameron account", he let out while toying with the trophy.

She looked at her father for verification which he returned with a nod he wasn't able to meet her eyes she gave her parents an incredulous look.

"Why don't you tell me all this before", she mumbled.

"Plus if you refuse to accompany me your brother Tom has to face worse consequences" the man continued her mother grasp.

"As you said don't bring your wife why my brother?"

"He works in my company, I can fire him by making few phone calls, he said while sliding out a phone from his pocket.

"Ok!", she found herself saying she loves her brother very much he raised his eyebrow.

" Are you sure?"

"Yes" her parents gave her a proud smile.

Within seconds her belongings which just include her clothes we're being kept in his silk black SUV the devil didn't allow her to keep her degree, award including phone, she'll show him what Janette Rose is she promised herself. She hugged her mother, Mrs Cameron, who was crying. "I'll return mom and will fulfil the dreams what we have dreamed together", "Don't forget you'll always be our daughter" her father whispered and kissed on her temple.

January 30, 2021 16:06

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