thirteen: old scars

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-Andromeda-

"Who are you?" I say looking at the strange homicidal woman.
"What happened to you she says trying to touch my hands.
"Who are you, and how do you know me?!" I ask again.
"You really don't remember me?" She asks tearing up.
"It's okay lady, I don't remember anybody, don't take it personally." I say trying to comfort the strange moody woman.
"Andromeda, I'm your mother." She says finally.
"Ummm, what?" I ask. If she's my mother why wasn't she here with me?
"Let's take this inside," Shen says gesturing to the tent.
Once inside the woman, Juliette, tells me how she thought I was dead, mourned me for three years, then finally decided murder was the best solution to her grief. And through all of this Shen interjected his reasons for taking me and not telling my mom.
Finally I have to ask "so do you like, have crazy elemental powers or did my dad, or am I just a fluke?"
After staring at me for a full minute, she says "I'm certainly not an elemental, and we don't talk about that lowlife slug also known as your father."
"Shouldn't I know?" I ask her, " I don't know anything about anyone!"
"All you need to know is that he left us and you never have to see him again." She says firmly.
I tried a few more approaches, all of which fail.
Why do I feel like everyone has a secret?

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