The Emma Chronicles

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

''So where do I take you?'' Ryder asks. "umm...'' Looking around I see a Coffee shop coming up. " There" I say, pointing. I feel ryder laugh " Are you stalking me or something cuz thats where I'm going". " You wish" I laugh.

We pull up to the Coffee shop and I thank Ryder for the ride. "Listen I hope this doesn't come off as rude but can you wait a minute after I go in, I don't want to give my girlfriend the wrong idea" he said. "Yeah no problem". I watch as Ryder walks in. I then wait two minutes before going in. As I walk in, I take a seat by the door. I look over and see Ryder talking to some people a few tables away. There are five people with him. I could see that three of them are guys and two are girls, but that was it, they were all wearing hoodies and sunglasses. ' Weird' I thought.

With nothing better to do I order a cup of coffee and turn to watch the tv. I notice that the news is on. 'Not my cup of tea but it will do.' "In recent news there has been a crash on Jefferson street ...coming up was the Anderson's daughter switched at birth... Back in ten".

Wow I heard of the Anderson's they were some of the most popular kids at the Academy. Our football team played against theirs a few times and the two twins, Caleb and Kyle, were amazing players on the senior team . Their was also Grace their little sister she was my age and the last I heard she was dating some bad boy. The only reason they were really popular though, was because of their parents, David and Linsey, they were very famous actors.

I stop daydreaming as the tv comes back on "And back to you Carly...ok I'm bringing you the update on the Anderson's switched at birth case. As we know the Anderson's found out that their daughter, is in fact, not actually theirs. They are know searching for their long lost daughter. We know that They have been working with agencies, going through records, trying to find her. We also know that they indeed know who she is but not of her whereabouts. All we have right now is a photo. That's it for tonight but we will keep you updated."

As I look at the picture, a freighting realization comes over me. Staring back at me is..........me. On the screen is the picture of me that was taken at the beach last summer. I remember it was a happy day. I was with all my friends and it was a nice day. But as I look at the picture now, I see only change. The change that happened as soon as my face popped up on television. 'It can't get any worse, right?' Wrong.

I hear the bells jingle as the door to the coffee shop opens and Agents Brooks, Garret,Luke and the fourth guy, whose name I never caught, walk in. As they step through the door, they surprisingly don't come to me but walk towards Ryder and the group. They sit down and begin to talk. The only thing I am able to catch is "we lost her." the older lady starts to cry. Nope! This is not happening! I start to gather my things to go. I looked around once more stopping as Brooks looks up and catches my eye. Oh no! His eyes light up and he points at me "it's her!" He says. I then feel ten pairs of eyes watching me.

The lady who was crying quickly gets up and engulfs me in a hug. She starts crying harder, more hysterically. "Ummmm. Who are you?" I ask. The lady lets me go. "Oh honey, oh Emma, we've been looking for you for awhile now." 'Ok seriously, who is this lady?' As if reading my mind she says "I am your mother, Linsey."

"No, my mother is at home. Sleeping," I reply.

"I am your mother. You are an Anderson."

"This is impossible." No way am I an Anderson. These people must have taken a one way trip to looneyville.

"You've seen the news and if you'd like, we could take a paternity test."

I look around at the other faces around me. I of course I know the agents and Ryder. So it doesn't take a genius to figure out that the older gentleman is my "father", the two boys that look to be about my age are Caleb and Kyle, and the girl is Grace. The girl I was switched with. They all just stare at me. Some with blank expressions and some who just look shocked.

"Now I know this is a lot to take in but I would like to meet your parents and talk to them about this whole thing."

"That's not really a good idea right now. My mom is sick and my dad is out of town." Lie. I can't tell them the truth. They would just give me looks that I get from everyone else. Looks of pity and I hate when people pity me.

"Nonsense. I must speak them. This isn't something that you can just hold off on."

As I stare into her eyes, eyes the same shade of green as mine, I see that she is not going to budge. With a big sigh we all walk outside. "Just show us the way Emma," she calls out. She ushers me into a silver Mercedes before sitting in the passenger seat. I see Grace get on the back of Ryder's bike. 'So Ryder is the "bad boy " Grace is dating. I look out the other window and see Caleb and Kyle getting into a black Hummer and the agents get back in their cars. I hear the car door open and see David get into the drivers seat. He starts the car and pulls out of the lot. I tell them the way while thinking about how my whole life was tremendously altered in less than 2 hours.