November 4, 2013
It was a normal Monday morning. It was supposed to be a normal day for me but I was wrong. I was not prepared to what happened next, it’s like I’m crossing the street and got hit by a car.
I always remember what my sister used to say, “You should be brave. Don’t be afraid to take risks.” and another one was “You should be prepared for whatever is going to happen next.” and guess what? She’s right.
So here’s what really happened, we had a fight and it was bad. I knew that it was my fault and I’m guilty of it so I decided to let things between us get cool then after a while I will apologize to her. Here comes monday morning, we were not talking or even looking at each other so I decided to make the first move, I hugged her and said sorry and being the emotional one my tears just burst out. I told her that I was confused. Confused on who I really am. Where did I came from? Who are my real parents, my real family and if they know them. I know that at this point you are all confused on what I’m really talking about. To cut the long story short, I am adopted.
Here’s what I know as of now:
- My real mother is one of my Aunt;
- She had me when she was still in college;
- They don’t know who my real father is and they don’t have any contact with him; and
- Me, my sister and my brother are the only ones who knows about this (cause i haven’t talked to my parents about it).
It’s been a long time since it happened and up until now it still haven’t sunk into me yet. It feels like I’ve been stuck in a dream and haven’t woke up but I guess things have to happen and we have to face it. Writing about this makes me feel sad and happy at the same time, why? Because I’m not a very open person and even my closest friends doesn’t even know about this but I think that it is time for me to let it all out. I’ve been keeping this for quite some time now and the feeling is becoming unbearable, knowing that you have to keep it to yourself and have no one to talk to about it. I’m happy at the same time because I know that somehow I’m free. Free to talk about it. Free to express myself. Free to be who I really am. I know that there are a lot of people out there that are just like me and all i can say to you is to be BRAVE, don’t be afraid to know the truth because in the end what matters is that you are loved by the people around you.