Why So Many Brothers? #TheWattys2019

Part One: Kate's P.O.V.

10.28.18

"Hello" I say as I answer the phone. I am hoping it is one of the places I applied for a job at. It's not

"Is this Kate Miles" The person asks

"Yes, who is this?" I ask

"This is officer Danton, can you please come to the hospital? Your parents have been in a car crash" he says

"Of course" I say trying to keep calm "Nick" I yell down the steps to my best friend

"Hang on, someone is calling me" he yells back up at me and I already know who it is and why. Our parents all went out together and if my parents have been in a car crash then his were also. I'm gonna cry though. I can tell we both want to cry when he yells "Kate" up the steps. You can hear it in his voice

"Coming" I yell back and grab my phone, a pen, and a part of my homework. How bad could it really be if they called us and someone didn't come here? Maybe it's not that bad. I put my coat on when I get downstairs at the same time as Nick. We rush out to the car and get in. Nick is only allowed to drive this car in emergencies, like this one. He looks like he's going to cry and faint "They'll be okay" I say and he looks over at me for a second while he is pulling out of the drive way

"I hope so" He says "Put on some music so we can get our minds off of this"

"Sure" I respond and hit the button for the radio. The song that comes on is not the best. I change it and the same song is playing on the other radio station. Now I am the one who wants to cry and faint. What if they aren't okay? Our parents do so much for the both of us it's crazy. I don't now what I would do with out them. I am about to cry

"They'll be okay" Nick says quoting me just moments ago. He's trying to lighten the mood

"I hope so" I say quoting him going along with the joke

When we get to the hospital, we're both running because we both got a call on the way here that they're not doing well and that only one of them will most likely survive the night

"Where are they?" I ask as we run

"2104" he responds as we run faster. When we get there and into the room, they're all on life support machines "What happened" he yells

"Sir, you can't be in here" the nurse says as she shuffles us out of the room

"Where's the doctor" I ask

"I can call him. Please, sit out here and we will be here shortly" she responds and walks off. A while passes but it feels like forever. Eventually, the doctor comes

"Mrs. Miles? Mr. Smith" He says and we both stand up "Legally I cannot discuss this with you both because you are both minors, however, I have discussed it with your birth mother and she is here to take you until this is all solved" he says

"Birth Mother? We aren't adopted, there has to be some kind of mistake" Nick says which is exactly what I was thinking

"You're both adopted, we looked it up because it was on your parents files that they couldn't have biological children. They matched up and we called your birth mother before we even considered calling you both" Someone says coming up from behind the doctor "I am a social worker. Please, both of you come with me" he says

"I want to see my parents, this isn't funny" I say

"I'm sorry bur this is not a joke. You are not allowed to see you adoptive family as per the rules set up before you two were born" he says and then continues "Please come with me. I know, this is hard to take, so, please, come with me so we can sort this out" he says and when he sees neither of us are moving he says 'please' again. We start to walk with and toward him. We get to a room and he opens the door to reveal a women no older then 40 MAYBE 42 "This is your Birth Mother" he states and we both know this isn't true. We both have different parents and neither of us are adopted. Our real mothers are laying in hospital beds and these people are refusing to let us see them

"Hello, Kate and Nick" she says

"Who are you" Nick asks

"I'm your real mother" she says and takes a step closer to the two of us. We both take a step back, away from her

"This is your Birth Mother" The social worker says "You were both adopted at birth and your adoptive parents probably never told you"

"She is NOT our mother" Nick says. I'm just standing here not saying anything because I know that this is stupid. Why wouldn't our parents tell us about something like this, if it is true? They would have told us something that significant, right? Or maybe, just maybe, they didn't tell us because they wanted us to both have normal lives. I mean, we were already bullied in school, this would have made things a lot worse

"Are we twins?" I ask realizing the only way to prove if this is true is to see if she knows about us, just general things, yet, still hard things

"No" she responds. Correct

"When is Nick's birthday" I ask

"August 28th 2001" she responds. Correct

"And when is my birthday" I ask

"March 24th 2002" she responds. Correct "You were 2 month pre-mature" she responds. If she were my real mother she would have known that and said that without asking. Correct

"How do you know all of this" Nick asks and I know I have to respond

"Our parents aren't our parents" I respond and look up from the place I was staring at on the floor. I look up between the social worker, our mother, and Nick. My whole life has been a lie

"Your adoptive parents set it up to where if they were to get hurt so badly they could not take care of you, or they were to die, your Birth Mother would get custody of you both" the social worker says

"Okay" We both respond. My whole life has been a lie

"Will you both please come with me" our mother says as I realize she has a British accent

"Where are you from" I ask as we start to follow her

"Funny you ask, I am from London. you were both born in the United States though. I was in Florida when I had you both. We will be moving back to Florida to be exact" she says. Wait, I have to leave all of my friends here in North Carolina and go live in Florida?

"But we live here, in North Carolina" Nick says

"Not anymore" She responds as we walk out of the hospital and get into her car "Your parents came and got you when you were both born. Sorry, we're moving to Florida" she says

"What about school" I ask

"You will both go to Online school" She responds. I guess this my new life. I better not mess it up, make the most of it, Kate, don't mess it up