Chapter one: Bad feeling

I sat in my class, I felt extremely weird today, and I had this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach, it was like I knew something was going to happen today, but I didn’t know what

I sat in the front desk, not my favorite choice of seating, everyone was staring at me, and I didn’t like it

Everyone told me I was unbelievably beautiful, and I couldn’t figure out why, I looked nothing like my mother or my father

I have blonde hair down to my shoulder blades, bright green eyes, and a slim figure

My mother has bright red hair, brown eyes and is slightly overweight

I never questioned it, mother taught me to be grateful for the things I have, and she is my mother, how can I not be grateful? 

“Jenna, can you answer the question?” the teacher asked me

I nodded “a riverbed can be a never ending cycle” I replied

She nodded smiling “correct” she said

We were in the “going green” class to teach us about stuff like recycling and pollution

I felt a poke in my back; I turned around to look at Jake, someone who annoys me greatly

I sighed and turned back around, not wanting to deal with him right now

“Hey! Jenna, feel like that date?” he asked me in a whisper

I snorted, I always had an attitude, and a temper, but I’m not mean

“Yeah, sure Jake, more than anything, I feel like a date” I muttered sarcastically

He sighed “okay, no more sarcasm” he said

I ignored him and paid attention to the teacher

The bell rang and I grabbed my bag, walking quickly out of the class room

I walked down the hall quickly so Josh couldn’t keep up with me, I was pretty, but that didn’t mean I fit in

everyone didn’t like me for some reason, they all sort of… feared me I guess, I have no I idea why they would

I was not very tall

The only ones that seemed less intimidated by me were guys

I walked outside, sitting on the ground to wait for my mom to pick me up

I reached into my pocket for my IPod, putting my headphones on, I blared my music, ignoring those around me

Mom pulled up a few minutes later, calling my name

“Jenna! Get in the car! I have to talk to you!” she called

I rolled my eyes, getting up from the ground

I walked to the car, getting in and looking at mom expectantly as she drove away from the school “well, there are guests coming over to the house today, and they would like to meet you personally, their names are Maria, Laurence, and their son, William Lamer” she said

I nodded 

“Okay” I said slowly

She looked away from me “umm-“ she stopped to clear her throat, her voice was shaking

“They’re going to take you away for a while” she said, tears ran down her face as she said this

Shock hit me like a wrecking ball, if it were a physical person; it would have thrown me out of the car

“wha….what are you talking about?” I asked her when I could speak

She took in a shaky breath “Jenna, there is something I need to tell you, and I want you to know that I love you so much, and that I think of you as my own daughter” she told me

“Think of me as your own daughter? I am your own daughter!” I told her, panic rising up in my voice

She shook her head, more tears running down her cheeks “you are not my biological daughter