Drugs, Sex, & Suicide

Chapter 20

I stood there literally with my mouth wide open as I turned to Alex.

"What is it? Who are they?" He said curiously.

I tossed him my phone as he read the text message. Tears streamed down my face as Alex pulled me close.

"We're going to have to get out Nia." He said as he took a deep breath. "You ready?"

"Oh my god ... I ... I don't believe it." I paused, as he wiped my tears. "You have to promise to stay with me Alex. Don't go inside or anything."

He held out his pinky and gave me a kiss. As I wrapped my finger around his, Ally opened the door.

"Meet your family Nia." Ally said to me.

As I stepped out of the car Alex grabbed my hand. I took a few steps then out of no where my heart dropped and I started shaking.

"Nia are you okay?" Alex asked me with a worried voice.

"Yeah." I said still shaking as he squeezed my hand tighter.

"Wei Geht's Dir?"  An older women with said as she ran up and squeezed me.

"What?" I said as I turned to Ally still holding Alex's hand. Ally turned to the lady and told her something to where she understood.

"Ah. How are you doing?" The lady asked me with a deep Russian accent.

"Great." I said not so enthusiastically.

"This is your grandad." As she said that a big muscular man with bright red hair stepped up. "And I'm Grandma."

"Nice to meet you." He said in a completely different accent, as he kissed my free hand.

Well I see where I get my height and baby face from. They don't look as if they'd aged a day in their life. I said to myself. But where is he from?

"And these are your both your aunts. They're both Russian ... like me." She said mispronouncing some words.

"And this is your uncle who is Irish, like your grandad." She said to me, as he waved with a warm smile. "They all don't speak English that well."

"But who are these little ones?" I said as slowly and clearly as possible.

"This ..." She said pushing a little carmel colored, redhead girl and boy with piercing green and light brown eyes to the front. "Is Ava. And this is Aiden; your niece and nephew." They gave me a big hug but they had killer eyes.

"I have another sister?" I said not noticing I had let go of Alex's hand.

"Brother." she said to where I could barely understand. "He's stationed in Cuba."

I stood there for a minute. Just thinking ....

"So what am I?" I said as I ignored the fact of me having a brother.

"We're Irish, Russian, & Dominican." Ally said with a smile. "Our dad is Dominican."

I took a gulp, and started breathing heavy. Why though?!

"Oh, yeah. This is my fiance Alexander." I said in between breaths.

He smiled, shook hands, and gave hugs. Until he seen my face drain to white. He reached for my hand as Ally said something.

"Oh okay. Mom is on her way now." She said happily.

"Why?" I said smartly as everyone stared.

Then I thought about something.

Why is Zayda (my mom) a completely different color than everyone else and not completely white?