Two Worlds Collide

Chapter 23

**A/N**

Izzy's life is about to get more crazy (and pretty unrealistic, but that's why this is fiction😂) so buckle up for the ride!

"Celina, you're scaring me." Isabella said.

"You're adopted." Celina finally said after moments of silence.

"You used that as a joke when we were kids. Now what's up?" Isabella asked.

"I'm being serious. Dad is really your uncle." Celina said. Isabella didn't speak for a minute.

"This isn't funny." Isabella said, still refusing to believe it.

"Think about it, Iz. You're the only sibling that has different facial features. The rest of us all look alike." Celina said.

"If I really am, then who's my biological dad?" Isabella asked.

"Uncle Manny." Celina answered. Isabella froze. Not a single word was said for another two minutes.

"So you're telling me that the uncle who made me stop going to family functions is actually my father?" Isabella asked.

"Yes. He apparently got someone else pregnant in El Paso, Texas. He didn't know about you until she left you on his doorstep. He didn't want you since he already has a daughter and didn't want another kid. So my dad took you in, and we ended up moving to Columbus. Well, I guess back since mom and dad had already lived there once before." Celina said.

"Wait. So if all of this is actually true, then that means I have a sister? Why hasn't she been to any of the family functions?" Isabella asked.

"Long story short he didn't approve of her career choice, so since she moved to LA they haven't really spoken to each other. But I guess they're working on that because he feels bad for how he treated her." Celina said.

"Oh so he feels bad for how he's treated her but not an ounce bad for how he's treated me? I see how it is. Who even is she?" Isabella asked.

"Well this is the part you're really not going to believe me." Celina said.

"Just tell me." Isabella said.

"So you know the show FBI that you're obsessed with? Yeah, Alana is your sister." Celina said.

"Okay now it's really starting to feel like April Fools day. Who's really my sister?" Isabella asked.

"Alana really is your sister. I mean, you look almost identical to her aside from maybe your nose, and you have slightly lighter eyes. You're also shorter, but I guess your mom wasn't very tall." Celina said.

"I don't see it." Isabella said.

"Look, I know you're not going to believe me. So, I asked uncle Manny for her number yesterday. I told him I wasn't going to spill the secret, but, well, here we are. I will give you her number, and you can contact her yourself and explain what I just told you." Celina said.

"I don't want to sound like a creep sending her a message." Isabella said. Thinking about sending Alana a message gives Isabella serious anxiety.

"Okay how about I send her a message, and then I can have her contact you." Celina suggested.

"That's if she wants to. This is a lot to process." Isabella said. She wasn't even sure she fully believed the story. It just sounded so absurd.

"Okay. Well I'm going to do that. I'm hoping she sees it and messages you sometime this week. And hopefully doesn't tell uncle Manny." Celina said. They ended up saying 'goodbye' and hanging up. Isabella took a deep breath and just stared at the wall. Kelsey looked up at Isabella and wondered what the call could have been about since she could only hear Isabella's side.