Scorpion: A New Member

Chapter 53: What do you know?

MEGHANS POV
I walk towards the lady. How could she be my aunt?
"My mother had brothers and my fathers sisters live in Washington. How could you be my aunt?" I ask the lady. She doesn't look anything like me, she is tall with blonde hair and green eyes.
"Oh I should of made myself more clear, I was your mothers best friend and your 'aunt' not your biological aunt." She responds smiling.
"Why are you here?" I ask, for some reason it comes out angrily, I don't know why. I think Toby hears the anger in my voice and steps in.
"Well you have been talking about how you wished you knew what your mom was like, so I found Stephanie to tell you about your mom." I walk out of the room and to the other end of the garage, I sit down and out my head in my hands. I hear footsteps but I don't look up.
"What just happened?" I hear a voice ask. I shake my head.
"What's going on Meg?" I realize it's Toby talking.
"I'm nervous." I tell him.
"Nervous about what?" Toby asks sitting next to me.
"My mom, I don't know what I'm going to find out about her." I respond.
"What's so scary?"
"What if she was mean and awful... or what if she's not? What if she's the nicest, sweetest person in the world? And I'll never get to meet her."
"There is nothing to be scared about, in sure she was a great person and you may not have gotten to meet her but either way I know she loves you and you will meet again some day." This makes me smile because he has a point.
"Now let's go." He says helping me up. We walk back into the living room together.
"So you were my moms best friend, what was she like?" I ask Stephanie.
"She was the sweetest person on earth, she was creative, funny, intelligent, and so much more. She also looked very much like you her hair was wavy and brown, she had green eyes though." She responds. I smile as she goes on and on about how great my mother was.
"Oh and your mother gave this to your father to give to you, which he never did." She says handing me a folded yellow sketch paper. I open it and start reading.
'Dear Meghan,
At this time I am 6 months pregnant with you. This letter is just to let you know how much you are loved and wanted. You have had one ultra sound and they informed us that you are a girl. I know when you get older you will be a strong independent women, but I don't want to think about that, it will make me cry. When I got pregnant with you I was 39, we are so lucky and we can't wait to see you in person in a few months. Today for the first time there was no morning sickness and the doctor said that means you are growing strong and healthy. [morning sickness runs in the family, so don't be surprised if when you have children you have morning sickness too :) ] Everyday I thank god for giving me you and I promise I will be the best mom I can be. You have a wonderful dad who is working really hard to give you a great future. We love you.
Love always,
Mom'
I can't help but cry while I read the note, I read it out loud so everybody could hear. When I finish reading my face is wet with tears and I'm shaking a bit. I fold up the letter and put it in my back pocket.
"She seems really nice." Toby says gently.
"Yeah, she does." I say smiling down at my shoes.
"If she had me at 39 that means she had my brother at 16, like me." I don't know why but the thought o this makes me smile.
"Thank you Stephanie." I say giving her a hug.
"You are very welcome Meghan." She responds sweetly.
"And thank you Toby." I say giving him a hug too.
"Anytime Meg." He responds. I don't know why but the nickname Meg is growing on me.
"What was your moms name?" Walter asks me.
"Maria, that's where I got my middle name. Meghan Maria Jacobs." I reply.
"My fathers name was Tanner, which is where my brother got his middle name, Maxwell Tanner Jacobs." I tell them because I know that was going to be Walters next question.
"I should get going, it's getting late." Stephanie says. I nod and walk her to the door, when we get there she pulls me to the side.
"Your mother would have been really proud of who you are today." She whispers quietly. I feel the tears sting my eyes. I go to sat something but I know that if I do I will just start to cry so I just nod. She walks out and I walk out to where Toby and Walt are.
"Thank you Toby." I say standing on my tippy toes and giving him a hug.
"Your welcome." He says kindly. I walk up stairs. We I get into my room I close the door behind me and lock it. I turn towards the not I just got, I walk over to my dresser and take out the small wooden box in my sock drawer. It says '"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it." ~Winston Churchill.' On it. I open the box and put the folded price of paper inside. Inside the box I have a pair of earrings [that were my moms], a small piece of my old blanket my dad gave me when I was a baby and a toy car that once belonged to my brother. I close up the small box and lock it up. I smile at the box as I hide is away in my drawer. I walk over to my bed and get under the covers, I try to sleep but can't because I'm to busy thinking about what happened. I finally got my answers.

AUTHORS NOTE:
Hi friends! Short chapter for you guys today. Just a little update on my academics, I just finished a whole project by myself because nobody in my group can be bothered to do anything, but other then that I'm definitely catching up in school and I'm doing well. I just want to thank you all for your support with my academics and with my story! I love you all, good night!❤️