quickly retorts with the ever big mouth that he’s got. “Yeah, I’m all for that , if the woman in question is a lady.”
Jessie and I gasp and David gives Tom a high five.
“Little assholes,” Jessie mutters as she storms off.
“Oh dear, I think she mayb e a little pissed at you Tom,” David says smiling at me.
“Well, I think I had better leave before I end up catching a disease from you two. Excuse me, fellas.”
I mak e my way past knowing that they’re watching me, smiling with my head held high. I know full well Mike is about the pull their ears off. Go Mike.
I sit at my desk and stare at Jake’s door. The pain in my stomach comes back at me with full force. I have to will myself to hold it together, as I can’t back down now.
A hand is placed on min e and I look across at Jessie.
“You’ll be fine. You c an do this.” Her face looks determined.
I nod , thanking her, also counting my lucky stars that for a couple of hours into work, I never had to look at Jake’s face. He obviously doesn’t want to see me as much as I don’t want to see him. Things are thankfully quieter now since Tony and those burglars were caught, so luckily my workload is not overflowing. Not sure how long that will last. I’m grateful for the distraction though, and I’m glad I chose to come back to work.
I think of everything that has happened throughout the last few days and remember about the forthcoming trip planned. I spare a few minutes to look on the internet and I find a g overnment website where you can order your Birth Certificate. I punch in my name and my mother’s name and nothing comes up. I think for a little while and then decide to try it under my father’s name of Terence Jacobs. It thinks for a few seconds, but soon I have a hit.
I look at the details listed and everything looks right. My name, date of birth, my father’s name and place of birth , but the mother’s name is wrong. It says Anabelle Lucia Jacobs, nee Thompson. I scroll down to find out more details and my heart stops at what I find. The words jump out at me like a Jack in a box.
‘Died in childbirth.’
I fling myself up out of my seat causing Jes sie to jump.
“Ana, what the hell? ”
I stare into space for while unsure of myself , but then I realize what I must do.
“I have to go out for a little while.”
I storm over to Jake’s office door and barge my way in. Jake looks on surprised, but he seems pleased to see me.
“Ana, are you ok ay?”
I walk over to the chair opposite his desk and grip it tightly. “I want t he address of my mother, Jake, where is she?” He looks at me confused.
“Ana, I— ”
I stop him before he can say anymore. “Jake , just give me the address I need to see her. Right now.”
He grabs a pen and writes the address on a sticky note , and hands it to me. It’s an address in Reston, so thankfully not too far.
“ Can I be excused for an hour, please?” He nods his head, but seems a little apprehensive by my sudden interest in my mother.
I quickly fly out the door and run towards my car. People are looking at me wondering what on earth is going on , but I don’t stop to explain.
I race to my mother’s address breaking all sorts of speed limits , but thankful not to get caught by the police.
When I find the street I’m looking for , I drive down carefully to look for number 4113. I stop outside and see a little detached house with a row of pretty flowers along the front. I kill the engine, make my way to the house and knock frantically.
There’s no answer and I curse the fact that it looks like she isn’t in, but then I spot that same car that was parked outside Jake’s house on Friday. I look around and see a side entrance to the house and won der if she may be in the garden. I take a deep breath and make my way around toward the back, hoping and praying
Jessie and I gasp and David gives Tom a high five.
“Little assholes,” Jessie mutters as she storms off.
“Oh dear, I think she mayb e a little pissed at you Tom,” David says smiling at me.
“Well, I think I had better leave before I end up catching a disease from you two. Excuse me, fellas.”
I mak e my way past knowing that they’re watching me, smiling with my head held high. I know full well Mike is about the pull their ears off. Go Mike.
I sit at my desk and stare at Jake’s door. The pain in my stomach comes back at me with full force. I have to will myself to hold it together, as I can’t back down now.
A hand is placed on min e and I look across at Jessie.
“You’ll be fine. You c an do this.” Her face looks determined.
I nod , thanking her, also counting my lucky stars that for a couple of hours into work, I never had to look at Jake’s face. He obviously doesn’t want to see me as much as I don’t want to see him. Things are thankfully quieter now since Tony and those burglars were caught, so luckily my workload is not overflowing. Not sure how long that will last. I’m grateful for the distraction though, and I’m glad I chose to come back to work.
I think of everything that has happened throughout the last few days and remember about the forthcoming trip planned. I spare a few minutes to look on the internet and I find a g overnment website where you can order your Birth Certificate. I punch in my name and my mother’s name and nothing comes up. I think for a little while and then decide to try it under my father’s name of Terence Jacobs. It thinks for a few seconds, but soon I have a hit.
I look at the details listed and everything looks right. My name, date of birth, my father’s name and place of birth , but the mother’s name is wrong. It says Anabelle Lucia Jacobs, nee Thompson. I scroll down to find out more details and my heart stops at what I find. The words jump out at me like a Jack in a box.
‘Died in childbirth.’
I fling myself up out of my seat causing Jes sie to jump.
“Ana, what the hell? ”
I stare into space for while unsure of myself , but then I realize what I must do.
“I have to go out for a little while.”
I storm over to Jake’s office door and barge my way in. Jake looks on surprised, but he seems pleased to see me.
“Ana, are you ok ay?”
I walk over to the chair opposite his desk and grip it tightly. “I want t he address of my mother, Jake, where is she?” He looks at me confused.
“Ana, I— ”
I stop him before he can say anymore. “Jake , just give me the address I need to see her. Right now.”
He grabs a pen and writes the address on a sticky note , and hands it to me. It’s an address in Reston, so thankfully not too far.
“ Can I be excused for an hour, please?” He nods his head, but seems a little apprehensive by my sudden interest in my mother.
I quickly fly out the door and run towards my car. People are looking at me wondering what on earth is going on , but I don’t stop to explain.
I race to my mother’s address breaking all sorts of speed limits , but thankful not to get caught by the police.
When I find the street I’m looking for , I drive down carefully to look for number 4113. I stop outside and see a little detached house with a row of pretty flowers along the front. I kill the engine, make my way to the house and knock frantically.
There’s no answer and I curse the fact that it looks like she isn’t in, but then I spot that same car that was parked outside Jake’s house on Friday. I look around and see a side entrance to the house and won der if she may be in the garden. I take a deep breath and make my way around toward the back, hoping and praying
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