The Life Changing Vacation

~Chapter 111~

Joanna's POV
"What do you mean I'm your daughter?", Dory asked.

"There's something I need to tell you.. The sex with my therapist happened for a few years, and one day I got pregnant. I gave away the baby for adoption. She got sent to a family in Hungary. The baby had the same scar that you have on your hand. It's the exact same scar as my baby were born with. Where did you get it?", I asked her.

"I was born with it", she said.

"Oh my god.. I know you're her.. just look at the two scars how similar they are to each other", I said as I showed her a picture.

Suddenly Kristina came.

"Well now I see why you look so much like Joanna", she said.

"I don't understand.. is this real?", Dory asked.

"I'm sure it is", I said and wiped my tears.

"I'm so sorry.. I'll let you talk to Doctor Elijah Allen", I told her.

"This is so weird.. you're my biological mother?", Dory asked.

"I am", I explained.

It looked like it was hard for Dory to understand it. She was in shock. I cut the rope around her hands and let her go.

"Go back to bed, sweetie", I said.

The next day, I figured out something. I started to talk to Dory about it.

"Honey.. do you want us to adopt you?", I asked her.

She looked like she had seen a ghost for a second.

"I-", she started.

"It's fine, you don't have to choose right away", I said.

"I- I'd love to", she said.

"But how? Without my parents' permission?", she asked.

"We'll just tell them that you and Kristina are sisters, and your parents died without knowing how it happened", I told her.

"They're gonna find out", she said.

"With my manipulation skills? I don't think so", I said.

I went to talk to Kristina about it. We went to the place we were last night.

"Look, I know this doesn't feel right for you. But we're going to adopt Dory and hoped maybe you would like us to adopt you too?", I asked calm.

"I don't know.. you're the murderers of my parents", she said.

"That's right.. but I promise you that if you allow us to adopt you then everything will be normal. I will never hurt you ever again, and I will try my best to be a good mother for both you and Dory", I told her. I tried to manipulate her a little.

"Really?", she asked.

"Really", I said.

"You will never hurt me again?", she asked.

"Never.. a mother can't hurt her kids", I said.

"Well, you shouldn't hurt anyone at all. Not just your kids", she said.

"I know", I said.

"But I promise everything will be okay when you sign the adoption papers", I said.

"I sign the adoption papers? I thought only adoption parents did that", she said.

"I'm sure they want you to choose yourself if you want to be adopted", I told her.

"Um.. fine.. I will let you adopt me", Kristina said.

That was a good sign. Then I had the control over her until she was 18 years old. Everything would be so much easier for me. I hugged her.
We applied for adoption, went through many trials and then we got to adopt Dory and Kristina. Dory signed the adoption papers without any problems. It was a little harder to make Kristina do it.

"Do it, it's gonna be okay", I whispered.

I saw that she struggled a little with signing the papers, but she did it. When she had done it, she threw away the pen. She looked relieved.

"Just breathe, you're doing great", I said as I stroke her shoulder.

"Do I need to call you mom and dad now?", she asked.

"Not if you're not comfortable with it, I'll give you the time that you need", I told her.

The next day, Emma was gonna leave.

"Stay in New York, and keep a low profile", I said as I gave her some money.

"Let me know if there's something you need me to do for you", she said and left.