Keeping up with... Kamryn?

Chapter 16

"Guys, give her some room to breath." Kris mumbled.

The hug gradually loosened and Kim stayed sitting beside me as the rest of the family returned to their seats. I now noticed Kendall and Kylie were crying, and Khloe dabbed away a few tears.

"How did he die, Kamryn?" Khloè asked. "If you don't mind me asking..."

"No, it's fine." I assured her. I have to get used to telling them things. They are my family now. And they will find out eventually anyway.. "Drug overdose." I said and their expressions were horrified, including Bruce. Kris shook her head in disbelief even though she found out hours ago. "He got into drugs and alchohol when I was 10. He didn't use to be like that. I don't know what happened, he just snapped. So... don't worry, I am not in mourning or anything. He wasn't exactly kind to me."

"That is horrible." Kourtney stated, joined the conversation. "We all loved our dad so much.. I can't imagine what it was like hating your dad."

"I got used to it." I forced a grin and shrugged.

The room grew quiet. Scott stared out the window in disbelief of the whole situation. "I just can't believe you were able to stand not know your daughter for 16 years." He said towards kris.

Kris looked at him and the rest of the family. "It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. That is what fame does to people.. I became so scared of the media and how they would twist the story around, that I couldn't bear it."

"Kris... why... why did you hide this from me?" Bruce said, his head low.

"Because of this! Your reaction. I didn't want to dissappoint you or hurt you. I loved George years before I had Kamryn. I didn't love him when we slept together." She knelt down in front of him. "It will always be you."

"Then why did you sleep with him while we were married!" He yelled, backing away from her. "You know... I can't even look at you right now..." He mumbled and stormed off through the kitchen.

Kris cried, "Bruce! Come back!" She looked around at all of us, with black mascara smeared down her face.

"Go, mom.... go to him." Kim assured her. "We are okay here." She nodded.

Kris got up and ran after Bruce, leaving me alone in here with everyone else.

"So." Kendall began. "You were the one she was bringing my clothes to..."

I nodded. "Yeah."

"I knew something was up when I saw mom walking with you upstairs." Kylie said. "I just thought maybe you were a new client or something she was taking on."

"A client?" I asked confused.

"Like, a model or something... maybe a singer..." Kylie explained.

I laughed. "There is no way I could be a model... I have had my picture taken maybe twice in the last 5 years." I laughed at myself pathetically.

"Are you joking right now?" Khloè asked. "You are gorgeous! You even look like a Kardashian. You have brown eyes, brown hair, dark skin...you are basically a clone of Kendall." She laughed.

Kendall laughed, "Yeah, you really are."

The room got quiet again since Kris was gone. A minute passed by without anyone saying anything.

"So did you just find out that she is your mom or have you known all your life?" Kourtney asked.

I said, "My father would never tell me. When he died, social services took over and in his will he wrote who my mom was. I honestly didn't believe it at first. So I had to pack up everything and fly out here from NYC. I just got here a few fours ago."

"Oh wow.." Kourtney replied. "That is alot for a 16 year old to go through."

"I am sorry for your loss..." Scott said sincerely. "I know what it's like to lose a parent, we all do."

"Don't be." I smiled. "I'm really not sad.. I am relieved. I don't have to come home to a stoned father every night. Believe me, I am okay." I smiled and assured them.

My shoulders shrugged a little bit and Khloè said, "Look, Kamyrn... I think all of us here are sorry for the way we reacted. It is not your fault, any of this. You are welcome here." She smiled.

"Yeah." Kourtney agreed. "And all this happened so long ago. It's not like my mom just had an affair. It was a almost two decades ago. I think we need to forgive and forget, and realize that you are a part of this family."

I nodded. "I know. I mean, to be completely honest, I want today to be like a new beginning for me. I want to forget my past, and everything to do with my father. I just want to stay focused on my future and forget the past."

"Kamryn is exactly right." Kim said. "So, lets all agree not to make mom feel like a horrible person. She already has Bruce to deal with."

Everyone nodded. Kendall said, "And Kamryn," she said and I looked at her, "from this day on, you are family. And I promise to treat you like family and make you feel as comfortable here as possible!"

"I second that." Kourtney said and gradually the entire room vowed to make me feel welcome and help me start a new life here.

A tear rolled down my cheek and I wiped it away quickly hoping no one would notice.

But Kim, still sitting beside me with North, did. "Why are you crying?"

I felt everyone stare at me and yet, I didn't feel uncomfortable anymore. I felt the love in this room.

"I- I just expected this to go a totally different way." I said, pulling my bottom lip in between my teeth.

"How so?" She asked.

I sucked in a deep breath and slowly exhaled it through my nose. "I thought everyone would hate me. I thought I would ruin everything and for that reason I was so reluctant to even ring the doorbell.. but, I feel so welcomed. I feel like... Family."

"That's because you are." Kim smiled, wrapping me in a hug.