the * means that this might be a sad part.
Kimberly picked up a old piece of wood on the beach. It felt like it was used at a fire, from a long time ago. The wood looked charcoal black, and mistreated. Kimberly threw it down the beach, and her dog, Aurora came running down, thinking it was a treat. Running after Aurora, was her older twin brothers Jake and Hank with their spiky hair. Their feet left imprints on the wet sand, and Kimberly's little sister, Maggie was snapping pictures. As, Kimberly was watching her siblings, the wind started blowing, and the azure sky turned into a evil gray and sparks of lightning started bursting into the sky.
" Kim, hand me your car keys, my camera is getting wet!" yelled her sister. Maggie's black hair was soaking wet, and her camisole was visible. Kimberly chucked the car keys and called for her brothers and Aurora. All together they ran to the car. Safe inside the car, Maggie handed the car keys, and Kimberly drove down the street, past the bookstore, and the movie theater. They drove up a hill, and took a right turn, past the Alex's house, and pulled into their house. Everyone looked up to the large house that sat in front of them. Their parents, Ami and Mathew, built the house. Jake and Hank's baby room was visible through the huge window. Jake and Hank were their parents "real" or birth children, and Maggie and Kimberly were adopted. Kimberly sighed, and looked towards the old maple tree where their parents lay. Mathew died only when the children were toddlers, while Ami recently died when they turned into young adults. She wanted to squeeze Maggie's hand, because she missed her mother, but Kimberly realized that she was the only one in the car. Kimberly left the car, locked, it and walked inside. When you first come inside the house, their living room is seen. Down the hallway, you can either go upstairs to Maggie's floor (the house has 4 floors, except Hank and Jake share floor) or go to the kitchen. Down another hallway you can go to the basement, or the cave where their brothers live. On Maggie's floor are two rooms, and one bathroom. Maggie had an excellent relationship with her mother, and was sleeping in her room for some time. You can take another flight of stairs into Kimberly's floor. She had her own living room, and bathroom. Down a hallway was her huge bedroom. You could go outside and soak up some rays before bed. Kimberly walked up the two flight of stairs to get to her room, undressed and soaked in the tub for 2 hours.
When Kimberly was done, Hank and Maggie were sitting in her living room watching a movie called " Just Move".
" Hey Kimmy, Mag and I were wondering if you wanted to go to the gym with us." Hank said eyes glued to the TV.
" Sure, let me get dressed" Kimberly nodded, for her siblings were already dressed. Maggie and Hank were obsessed with working out, Jake was more obsessed with music, and Kimberly was more obsessed with painting. Jake could not deal with working out, and opted out, so Kimberly was dragged into it, and actually didn't mind it. They headed to the gym in Maggie's green car, and when they arrived everyone was standing in the lobby mad.
" What's going on!" said Maggie as she pushed her way to the front.
Maggie vanished into the crowd and Hank went after her. 5 minutes later, they came back with a report. The gym floor was being washed. Hank suggested they go to the older gym on the other side of town. So the siblings departed and went to the old gym.
* When they arrived, Maggie ran out of the car and yelled " I'll be doing my dance workout!" and went inside. Kimberly and Hank walked inside to the treadmills and weight machines. An hour later, the lights went out and a scream filled everyone's ears. Kimberly ran to the person who screamed, and saw it was her sister, on the floor, unconscious. Hank joined her and picked up Maggie and ran to the hospital, which was across the street. Kimberly ran after them calling Jake to come.
* " Kimberly, Kimberly!" said the doctor, trying to wake her up.
" KIMBERLY" yelled the doctor, and Kimberly woke up instantly. " I'm afraid that Maggie is in a coma. She was electrocuted with that old stereo in the gym. We will perform surgery on her, but there is a 10% chance she might not make it. This is a lot to register right now, so I would suggest that you don't tell your brother's until you can handle telling them." The doctor gave her a hug, and Kimberly turned away, her skin white as a ghost, she looked at her brothers and asked one of them to drive. They went home, Kimberly walked inside and went to bed.
The next morning, Kimberly woke up and decided to tell her brother's what happened. They nodded, and Kimberly could see that they were very upset, and decided to leave them alone.
TWO WEEKS LATER.
It's been a week since Maggie died, and Kimberly was going to the beach again. She packed up a picnic, and asked her brothers if they wanted to come, but Hank was with his wife to be, Naomi Greenings, and Jake was with his girlfriend Claire Ridge. So, Kimberly decided to call her boyfriend and childhood friend, Jake Haven to come along. He accepted and said he had a big surprise for her.
When Kimberly was 5, she met Jake. They were best friends and stayed best friends. When Kimberly and Jake were done with college, they met again and they fell in love. Kimberly smiled as she remembered the past.
She drove down the road towards the beach, and quickly parked her car. As she got out, she spotted Jake's yellow car, nobody could miss it. Kimberly walked down the path, avoided little kids running around. She sat down on their usual log and waited for Jake to arrive. The wind was light and the sun was shining, and she suddenly started thinking about her mother and sister. She missed the Maggie's yelling and screaming around the house, and her mother's singing and her cooking.
" Hey Kim." Said a familiar voice. Kimberly turned to Jake, who was hiding something behind his back.
" I know things have been tough for you lately, and I postponed this surprise for a month, after your mother's death but I don't think I can wait any longer.Close your eyes." Kimberly did so and her heart was racing, was he going to break up with her? She felt him take her hand and single out her ring finger. " Stop shaking Kimberly, I'm not going to bite you." He laughed at her. Kimberly blushed and told herself to stop shaking. Something cold was wrapped around her finger and she instantly opened her eyes. On her finger was a beautiful ring. " Jake..it's....beautiful...yes...wow." She managed to say her eyes glued to the ring. It looked familiar, like her mothers, except this one was more beautiful. " I know this is sudden, but I couldn't wait, your brothers knew about this, they took your mom's old ring and I added a little bit more to it, to show a new generation, I hope when our daughter or son gets married they can continue the tradition." Kimberly got up and hugged Jake until he had to pry out of her hands for air. They ate their picnic on the beach and Kimberly went home to tell her brothers the good news. She quickly texted Hank :
Hey Hank, I'm coming home, Jake proposed and I said YES! Should I pick up Jake?"
Hank quickly texted back:
Kimmy, just pass by the Ridge's house can you, I think their was a fire....
Kimberly quickly read this text and zoomed off to the Ridges. In front of her was a burnt looking apartment and firemen were running around. Concerned people stood outside, waiting for news. Kimberly ran towards the scene and asked the head firefighter what was going on.
"Well supposdly, Claire Ridge was cooking salmon, when Jake Sander, your brother, proposed to her. Obviously they were celebrating when Claire forgot about the salmon, and the house burnt on fire. We know that both of them are in intensive care, but all the other occupants of the house are fine. Don't worry."
"Excuse me, but you are telling me my brother is in intensive care, and I should not worry?!" I yelled at him as I ran back to my car and went to the hospital. When I reached I ran into the intensive care area and asked the doctor to see my brother.
"Claire Ridge has passed away, but Jake Sander is still recovering, we are postitve he will survive. You can visit him."
I followed the docotor to his room, and looked at him. He was burnt crisp, but his eyes were open.
"Kimmy, is she okay?" the docotor left the room, obviously he didn't want to answer that question.
"Jake, I'm sorry, she couldn't recover." I held his burnt hand, and I could see the tears welling up in this eyes. Claire, was his beloved, and I would feel the same way if my boyfriend, I mean future husband to be, died.
"I can't do this."
"What do you mean, Jake, yes you can, just focus on recovering and we can talk about what is next when you are better."
"I love you Kimmy." The doctor walked in on que and whisked me away. As I was walking down the hallway, I heard a yell. I turned around and ran back into the room. There was Jake, with a needle inside his throat, lifeless.
"He told me it was for Claire and he said he was sorry." Said the doctor.
" DONT JUST STAND THERE, DO SOMETHING, HE CAN LIVE!" I screamed at the doctor, I couldn't loose Jake, not now!
Hank came running into the room and stopped at the scene of our dead brother. "What....Happened....YOU ARE THE DOCTOR DONT STAND THERE AS IF YOU WERE PAINTING YOUR NAILS!" He screamed at the doctor.
"Kimberly and Hank, I can't do anything, he overdosed himself and it killed him instantly. I'm sorry for your loss."
"I'm sorry for your loss too" said Hank, the doctor obviously confused. "You could have saved my mother from cancer, your stupid surgery killed my sister, and now you have my dead brother. The board will hear of this, and you can start packing your bags." He walked out of the room and slammed the door.
"I'm so sorry doctor, he is in shock, we will be going now." I stumbled down the hallway after my furious brother, he got in my car and drove away. Great, no ride home. I sighed and started walking towards our house, tears in my eyes. I couldn't handle the pain, is this karma or something? Everyone I love dies and I can't do anything about it. 1 hour later, partly soaked in my sweat I arrived at the house. I walked inside, and heard nothing.
'Haaaaaaannnk?" I yelled " HANK COME OUT!" I scream. This couldn't be a joke, his car was in the driveway, but where was he! I ran up and down the house looking for my brother. I got an image of my brother's lifeless body sitting somewhere. I sat in the kitchen and sighed, where did he go! Then I saw the note, sitting right on the table when you walk in, I laughed at myself and read it.
-Dear Kimberly,
I can't take living here anymore. Mom, Dad, Maggie, and now Jake. This is way to hard on me and I can't live here. I feel that this house is cursed with death and whenever I walk around I feel that death is knocking on the door for you or me. I am living with Naomi now that we are married, I feel I should live with her. I hope you will visit but sadly I will not let my new family enter this lot hence my fear. Kimberly I wish you the best and now you and Jake Haven can live here.
Remember to call every night since I don't want anything happening to you,
Hank.
My hands trembled as I read his note. What does he mean this house is cursed! OUR PARENTS BUILT IT! What does he mean he won't let his family come here. DAMMIT HE WAS BORN HERE! I started crying, for Mom, Dad, Maggie, and Josh. Why couldn't we just be all together again. I ran upstairs and I didn't come out until I heard the doorbell ring 3 hours later. I trudged downstairs, and my fiance was there.
"Kim, I heard about Josh." he said, he handed me flowers and gave me a hug.
" Why is everything going bad, Hank can't even live here!"
" Hey, I think getting married to me isn't that bad!" he playfully teased me.
" True" I said as he wiped my tears.
" Don't worry soon we will get married, have a family and this time will be over."
2 YEARS LATER
" Do you have her diapers! We will be late for Maggie's party!" I hollered at Jake.
" Yes! I have her diapers, and everything else you overprotective mother!" He ran up to me.
I was fastening my daughter into the car, and I was also trying to feed her.
" Seriously, just go there and give her baby carrot food."
" Penelope does not like eating in a place she doesn't know."
" Well Pene will have to deal!" He laughed
" Don't call her Pene!" I laughed back.
Penelope on cue starting laughing, and we both climbed into the car to go to Hank's daughters 3rd birthday. My daugher was born only 6 months ago and I was so scared that we might hurt her somehow. We drove out of our driveway and into the city. The air was warm and I could smell the sea as we got close to Hank's house. I smiled as I looked at Penelope cooing in the back. We arrived at the house, it was tall,brown and very modern. Many cars were parked around the house and helium balloons littered the front yard. I got Penelope and we walked inside to a party. There were little kids running around with streamers and parents yelling at them for being loud. Josh immediately started talking to a group of guys and I held Penelope close to me as I weaved through the crowd to find Maggie, Naomi, or Hank. I found the three of them sitting on a couch while someone was taking their pictures. Hank noticed me and dragged me in and kissed the top of Penelope's head.
" Hey Kimmy, I see you brought your clone along" He said as he nodded to Penelope.
" She is not my clone, she is my daughter." I looked at Maggie who looked very bored and I handed her a small box, she looked at it and seemed disappointed in it's size but she tore open the box and found a charm bracelet.
"That belonged to your aunt Maggie, she died some time ago. You were named after her, and she treasured this. Please take good care of this."
Maggie nodded and ran to her room to put it away. Hank went over to the group of men, and I placed Penelope with a group of babies chewing on blocks. Everywhere I looked I saw screaming kids, and I managed to spot Naomi walking upstairs with someone. I managed to make it to the stairs to see them go into the office. When I reached the upstairs, to my surprise they started kissing. I was astonished that Naomi would cheat on my brother with this man.
" How are you enjoying our daughter's birthday." she said after they kisesd.
" Great, and your husband of yours doesn't even notice that Maggie isn't his daughter, he just got to name her." He laughed.
MAGGIE WASN'T HANK'S DAUGHTER! I gasped and ran downstairs to go seek Josh. He was laughing and holding a plastic cup of punch. I dragged him away from the other men discussing politics.
I explained what I just saw unfold infront of my eyes.
" Oh man." He said looking at the punch.
" Should I tell Hank, or go confront Naomi.?" I asked him
" Probably ask Naomi first, I think she should do the telling to Hank, and don't do this here, this is more of a family matter." He said.
The party went on, and Penelope started whining around 8 o'clock so we said our goodbyes and departed. The next day I was planning on calling Naomi to the beach to go confront her. She agreed to meeting me there and I left Penelope with my friend, Sarah.
" Hello Naomi, Maggie is growing older everyday." I said sweetly to her.
" Yes, and she looks more like her father everyday."
"Which one Naomi, the man upstairs at the party last night, or Hank." I demanded.
She was dumbstruck and gasped.
" Wha-, Who!" she yelled.
" The man last night at Maggie's party I was upstairs trying to find you and you were kissing."
She sat down and started to explain.
" He used to be my boyfriend before I met Hank. He was quite, uh, abusive." she said looking around " Well we broke up and I ran away from the town I lived in and I came here. I met Hank at the police department and I decided to not tell him. I don't know why I didn't. One day, I decided to visit the old town again and I wish I didn't. He was there and he told me how sorry he was. I fell in love again, I was in love with two men. I'm not a "man wanter" but I just was so stupid. I went a little too far and little did you know I was pregnant, with whose baby I don't know. To please the man I told him it was his baby, and well Hank already "thinks" it's his. I don't know how to get rid of him, he is always around." She put her head in her hands. " I messed up Kimberly, I messed up."
I wrapped my arm around her " You didn't, there is a 50% chance that Maggie is Hank's."
"Can we go check?" She looked at me, tears welling up in her brown eyes.
I hesitated for a second, finally "Sure, let's go get her."
We drove to Naomi's house and we picked up Maggie, explaining to her she was getting a check-up. We went inside a science lab and I quickly explained to my friend Sasha that Maggie was interested about her DNA and we wanted a blood test of both the parents. She agreed and thankfully had both parents on storage and quickly took Maggie's results. " When they come in I won't look at them, for privacy, so after you are done just call me." She nodded and we waited in the lab.
" Auntie Kim can we go get ice-cream after this? Can I also see Penelope, please!?"
" Maybe we will sweetie."
"There're in" Naomi said softly.
" Do you want me to do it, or do you?"
" I can" She clicked the button and we waited in suspense as the page loaded.
MAGGIE SANDER
Mother: NAOMI SANDERS
Father: HANK SANDERS
Maternal Grandmother: EMILY LA'ROSE
Maternal Grandfather: EMIT LA'ROSE
Paternal Grandmother: CHLOE SANDERS
Paternal Grandfather: DRAKE SANDERS
I hugged Naomi, and she let out a sigh of relief.
"Mommy why are you so happy?" Maggie asked bewildered.
" Oh I just found out you truely are my darling." She said tears streaming down her cheeks.
" Mommy I was always your darling. Come let's go get ice-cream and see Penelope.
We called Sasha and she waved good-bye, and we drove off in the distance to go celebrate.
7 YEARS LATER
"Penelope Chloe Sanders get your butt out of that bed immeaditly!" It was her last day of 2nd grade, and she was still sleeping.
" Moooooom can I skip?"
"NO!" Josh and I said at the same time.
