Chapter 2: You Are Coming With Me

Calling a toddler a sl*t was just, I think she had mental issues. Anyways, shat's the reason why I have always hesitated to search for my biological family. But now that I see Nora so happy, there is an abrupt desire to meet my parents, too. My adoptive parents are not very wealthy people, but they are a very loving and caring bunch. They have never in my whole damn life made me feel left out on any occasion, that's also one of the reasons I didn't wanted to know who my birth parents were. I just don't want to break their hearts. My folks are very genuine and don't make me feel adopted. They have always treated Wendy, their biological child and my sister, and me equally, in every possible way. My chain of thoughts was broken by Nora chimes, "Ra-ra, I'm telling you, you're coming with me to Kimberg. Hey, are you even there?" "Huh, what did you say?" I was so lost in reminiscing that I didn't hear her chattering at all. "Are you even listening to me, goshh? I said, you are coming with me, to Kimberg, and I am not going to take no for an answer, got it?" I furrowed my brows at her suggestion, or rather her orders, feeling utterly perplexed. "You know that cannot happen right now. I can't go with you for now, but I will surely visit you there after I am all done with my college semester. Er," I conveyed my words firmly to Nora. Sighing deeply, she held my hands and said, "I don't want to affect your studies, so for the sake of it, I will not force,e you, but you have to keep your promise. As soon as you are done with this semester, come there on your own without me asking you to. Otherwise, I will hunt you and fetch you from your college and wouldn't let you go,u got and these are no empty words." "Okay, you highness" I laughed at her all serious tone, whenever she give orders like that she looks damn funny. "I am pretty serious. I want you there," she kept on insisting with a serious look on her face. "Myra Miracle promises 'Nora Smith', ohhh sorry, you are 'Noah Everest' now. Let me start over again. Ahem ahem, Myra Miracle promises 'Nora Everest' to visit her in Kimberg as soon as this semester is finished, which is about two months from now, own, happy?" I made a vow to her. "Good, now I can go there with ease." I asked, curiosity-stricken eyes, "So tell me about this new, or rather old, family of yours, Hmmmm? How are they? Who have you met until now? What was your first impression of them?, A flurry of questions. There was a faint smile plastered on her rose-beige face after I asked her so many questions.. She started with, "I haven't met all of them yet, only my blood father. He seemed stoic at first, but is a very warm and kind person. I can't wait to meet all of them in person," She giggled while sniffling a little. "They surely will love you as you are. You deserve all the love," I chimed in return. "So when are you leaving for Kimberg?" "In two days," she whispered faintly that I was barely able to hear her whispering sound. "What, why are you leaving so soon?" I fired back another question. She hesitated, "Things just happened very quickly, sooooo-" "Sooooo?" I pressed on her. She tried to dodge the subject, but I insisted stubbornly, "Tell me, you are hiding something from me, isnaren'tyou Nora laughed nervously, not making any eye contact, "Why, why will I do that? You are reading too much into it," and tried to shrug me off. I held her shoulders and made her look me straight in the eyes, "Say that to my face again." She bit her lips and said defeatedly, "I don't want to live in that household anymore, Myra."