The eternal flame

Chapter 2 no name

When I got home I went straight to my room. I was still thinking about what mr. Clams had said when I heard a knock on my door. Thinking it was Iris I said " Go away."

" Addyson kay let me in this instant we have to talk. Meet me down stairs this instant." Said my mother in her usual angry tone.

I knew Iris had told mom about how I refused to shop for her. So I just turned on my music and sat on my bed and thought about what mr. Clams had said. What did he mean by " not everything ask your mother when you get home."

Maybe I don't know everything about my past or was he just another crazy old man? All of a sudden Iris bangs on the door" let me in or I'll bust down this door." Sad Iris really angry tone.

This is what I did. I walked over to my pathetic stereo and cranked the music up all the way. It was Celtic music for some reason I always found the pipes of Scotland soothing. After about 30 minutes I got bored and went down stairs for lunch. When I had reached the end of the staircase and walked into the livening room Iris and my mom were standing there looking at me with angry eyes. " we have been waiting for you for over an hour." My mom screamed.

" actually it was only 30 minutes." I mumbled.

" what was that. Forget it. Why on earth did you not take you sister shopping."

"Um oh gee . Let's see well she is spoiled little brat. And is ungrateful for every little penny I spend on her. Further more I will not spend another dime on her and you can't make me."

" oh mother please I'm always grateful for what you give me. Because I know that I comes out of you pocket and not Addy's." Said Iris butting in.

" now hold on just a minute. The guy in the book store says I don't know every thing about where I came from."

I was trying to Chang the subject so that we would stop talking about Iris because that's all we ever talk about. The room suddenly fell quiet. And I was actually thinking that my mother was hiding something. " we'll um let's just say you were adopted." I gasped

" now befor you say anything I just want you to know that I may have not treated you the same way I treated Iris but now I have gotten over that. And am now treating you both fairly." Said mom in a satisfying tone.

I. Was about ready to burst. My checks were as red as tomatoes. I scream" fair! Fair! You think you treated me fair. My whole life I only put up with Iris because she was my blood sister! And that you loved her! But now I see my whole life was a lie! What else should I know?"

" we'll I may have changed your name and birthday."

" you what. Why? Why on earth would you do that."

The room fell even more quiet. By now Iris had left because whenever the conversation stopped talking about her she would always lose interest. I finely got so mad that I stormed off into my room. I punched my wall hopping to make the pain of my life go away. All it did was make It worse. That's it I was going to run away to Mr. Clams and have him tell me about my life. So later that night when Grace called me for dinner( since I was adopted I thought it would be easer to call her Grace) I didn't come. Later Iris knocked on my door demanding I let her in. I didn't.

Finally darkness came. I hade been planing out loud all afternoon. It was time I opened my window ever so slitly cut a hole in my screen with an old pair of scissors and hoped out onto the roof. I climbed down the vine on the side of the house. I was off. Sprinting down to the bookstore. When I had finally got to the book store there was no one there. Usually the street is flooded with people at night. So I knocked one the door. I could see Mr. Clams fumbling with some papers then come to the door. " Well what do you know it's miss addy herself how's it going. Never mind that come on in its freezing out there."