"Well, I am your granddaughter." As I said this I could look at her.
"That's impossible. I don't have any grandchildren." Her eyes were looking everywhere but at me. "My son would have told me and -"
"Actually you have two." I was running just on anger now. How could my father have kept me and Kris a secret from everyone? "Your son, Jared Asher, married my mother, Tanya Asher. Together they had me, Lillian, and my little sister, Kris."
She stared at me for a moment, looking confused, then her face twisted and she looked as if she were about to cry. "But why would he keep you a secret from me?"
I didn't have it in me to tell her what my father had done. "My mother didn't tell anyone about us because her parents didn't approve of the marriage." I lied. A faint smile crossed across her face. Relief that it wasn't that my parents didn't want her in our lives?
"So then why did you decide to come here honey?" She asked as she ushered me inside.
"My mother and I got in a fight ...over me not knowing my family. So I decided to finally meet you."
Her face lit up, and then she flung her arms around me. "I am so happy to finally meet you, darling! Now, why don't you join me for breakfast?"
"Sounds great!" I said as I chocked back a sob of joy.
She disappeared into the kitchen. She lived in a charming house. The entire inside was wood. A large staircase sat at the front of the house and had a great open living room. I followed her; the smell of pancakes and eggs wafted through the room and made my mouth water.
I sat down at the table and she brought a huge plate of food. I barely had time to look at it before I dove in, eating everything on the plate. I had no clue how hungry I actually was until the food hit my stomach.
"So, how long will you be staying here? Will we need to get you enrolled in school? Why didn't your sister come, too? I can't believe I have never seen you before! You are so gorgeous and tall-"
The questions kept coming, but she never gave me the chance to answer one of them. I didn't mind though, it felt so nice to have someone care about you, I forgot how it felt. For the first time in a long time, I felt something else too, hope.
Even though I was so excited to see her, my mind kept drifting back to Landon. He was so sweet, and cute. I wish I had a longer time to talk to him, maybe he will come by later and we can talk then---
I had completely forgotten about my other family.
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The Suffer of the Silenced
Teen FictionLillian lives in a home where she is abused by her dad. One day she runs away to her family that has been kept a secret from her and meets Landon, the one guy who would do anything to protect her. But once her dad realizes she's gone, he'll do whate...
