“What time is that appointment of yours?” asked Adam, knowing that now that they were going to take that one step further he would have to be more responsible than ever.
“12.30” replied Shania “but they are always late these days anyway!”
“Well if we catch the 36b bus now we should get there at about the right time I guess” recommended Adam.
“Yeah, we might as well, got nothing else to do anyways” said Shania reassuringly. Trips to the hospital happened to be quite common to Shania and Adam, as both their parents had been unknown since birth. They had spent their early years at the same orphanage until Shania had been offered to be adopted by Mrs Firth. At this point in time they had barely known each other, but it was later on when they started the same Infant and Junior School that they got to know each other. Since then they had been the best of friends, always there supporting one another, overcoming both joy and sorrow jointly. Adam always seemed to be sure than Shania was the one for him, he confessed his love for her several times before she actually declared it too, as Shania wasn’t as sure. She believed that friends were to remain just as friends. It was after a small incident by where Adam lost connection with Shania that she learnt how much he meant to her and that without him she was nothing. She began to realise that she couldn’t live without him, and that it was him that made her complete. Soon after she visited him and told him about how she felt, luckily for her Adam still loved her and accepted her. They have been going out for 7 years now, it may seem unbelievable but it is true. Shania works as a lawyer and Adam has a small business of his own, they had been saving up for a wedding for some time now, Shania had decided not to have an engagement and to get married straight away as this would reduce the costs and the couple were not willing to wait much longer. Everything was going perfect, just as they had wanted it to be. They finally arrived at the hospital.
“Do you want anything to eat honey?” Adam asked Shania.
“No, I’ll be alright thanks anyways, get yourself something if ya like” replied Shania. She was relieved that this was to be the last hospital appointment before their wedding, she was already sick of the food. Ever since both Shania and Adam were little they had always been curious to know who their parents were. It was a difficult task to accomplish but they had their hopes high, today they were to find out the results of the DNA test they had submitted not long ago. Although the couple believed that all they needed was each other they were anxious to know who their parents were. This feeling grew as they were writing out the invitations to the wedding, they realised something big was missing; and because this was to be the perfect wedding, Shania was eager to seal up the feeling of absentness. The couple say down in the waiting room, ready to be called on. Wasn’t long till their names were called and they made their way to the doctors room. They weren’t met by the usual doctor who they were used to seeing; instead there was a different doctor.
“Good afternoon, I have some news for you” announced the doctor, giving Adam and Shania a weird look as he noticed that he had his arms round her, even though he tried not to think much of it. “After studying your DNA samples I can confirm that your parents are Mr and Mrs Brown who recently moved to New York, USA.” explained the doctor.
“Are you referring to my parents or hers?” enquired Adam
“I am referring to both your parents!” exclaimed the doctor.
“I don’t quite understand” said Shania.
“Ok. Both of you have the same parents, making you brother and sister” said the doctor in a firm tone.
“Erm I think there is an error in that somewhere. I and Shania have no biological connection, and we are to get married next month” said Adam feeling confused. Shania was ahead of the game. She figured everything out. She let go of his hand. Her mind was filled with thousands of thoughts. Her eyes filled with tears. She looked across at Adam who was stood there looking like a kid on his first day at school. She couldn’t bear it any longer. She left the room and walked down the corridors to the exit, she stood outside for some fresh air.
“Adam is my brother” Shania repeated to herself several times. She looked up to see Adam coming her way. She didn’t know what to think.
“Am sorry” whispered Adam as he approached Shania. Shania couldn’t look him in the eye, she didn’t know what to think, and she didn’t know which of her thoughts would be acceptable. Adam was feeling much the same. Their wedding was no longer to be. Their dreams were ruined. Shania believed that ‘Every story has a happy ending, and if it’s not happy; it isn’t the ending’ however now, she was totally against it.
