Smiling isn't that Easy

Chapter 27- Wait, wait, what?

"Mama?" There's a middle age woman sitting comfortably on the couch who has the same eyes as me.

She stands up and open her arms and I run up to her and she pull me in a hug and tears wells up and starts falling from my eyes staining my mother's blouse. I haven't seen or hugged my mother in so many year because my father won't let me even see her, he said he would hit her again. I was the reason why he would hit Mama. So I left so he wouldn't do that anymore.

"Shhh. Shhh sweetie.  It's okay.  No one is going to hurt you or me. I'm here now. I'm sorry it took so long but I'm here now." She's trying to calm me down just like when I was a kid when my father would hurt me for no apparent reason. I finally calmed down and mom sits down on the couch but still have me on her chest.

"Sweetie, your father and I are having a divorce." I look up to her with concern. "I can't fix it anymore, I want to live the rest of my life happy. I want to spend time with you and Matthew together without him getting  physical."

"Was he... was he hurting you still even I left?" Mom nodded and all I could do was hug her even more.

All I wanted when I was growing up was to be part of the dynamic duo, I wanted to make it the three musketeers but my father always had an excuse not to have me there. He didn't like me very much and it was obvious that he favored my brother more than me so my mom would always hold me close.

"Kari, I have something important to tell you. " my mom push me gently to look me in the eyes.

I wipe my eyes dry and look at her blue eyes back.

"Mark, your father,  isn't your biological father."My eyes grew and the suffering when I was a kid all make sense. I'm not his kid and for some reason I feel so relieved.

"Mama How did that happen?" I ask quietly.  Mikasa scooted me over to the middle of the couch and sit right next to me with a cold glass of water. I take the water and drink all of it waiting for my mom's answer.

"Mark and I split up for 2 years after having Matt, I met someone and he made me feel love while he himself split up with his wife and something happened between us and I got pregnant, 2 months later being with your real dad. Mark and I got back together and same thing happened with your real dad, he felt guilty and decided to make a baby with his wife after getting back together. 9 months later you're born and your real dad and his wife delivered a baby boy months after you arrived to my life." My mom explained and I'm feeling overwhelmed with all these information that's given to me in the amount of time from the moment I hugged my mom for the first time in a long time.

"So I have a half brother somewhere else? Walking around with the same last name as me?" I asked looking at my mom for more answers.

"Other than Matt, yes, you do. A brother from your Dad's side."

"Who's my Dad?"

"Grishna Jaeger. He's is married to Carol Jaeger who died 14 year ago from cancer."

"Jaeger?"

"Eren Jaeger is your half brother." My heart is beating so fast and tears starts flowing from my eyes once again and Mikasa just pull me in a hug from behind.

As I sit there in silence, being hug by Mikasa and my mother holding my hand the door to her office swings open immediately like someone in a rush and Eren followed by someone who is just as tall as him in his middle age with long her black hair and glasses. Eren is angry, there's smoke  coming out if his nose, he has been talking to his father about the truth and he doesn't look good from where I am. Mikasa stood up and try to calm down her fiancee.

"Who is the woman that slept with my father while he's married to my mother?" Eren yelled and by instinct I shield my mother from Eren.

"Eren wait, I told you I wasn't with your mother when I slept with her. Carla knows about Kristine, and your mother and I were going to tell you sooner but she got sick." Eren's father pulled him back from coming near me or my mother.

"Kari, why are you here? Why are you protecting that woman?" Eren is fighting his dad's grip and pushing Mikasa out of the way.

"This woman is my mother Eren. Eren please, listen to me, not as your half sister but as your best friend. We've bonded over the fact that we don't see our mom anymore but can I just say how jealous I am of you?  You grew up with a mom and dad. Both parents who love you, who protects you,  I'm sorry if this is all coming out right now. I grew up with a father who wasted no time to tell me how much of a waste of space I was. He made sure I felt like I was a mistake. Maybe at the moment, my mother and your dad thought the same thing, that I am a mistake but you know if one thing that came out good from all of this is that you and I became friends. We share laughters and tears and pizza together. Those long Friday night's trying to beat people online while Mikasa is studying. Please don't waste those memories for what you found out about the past that our parents had. " I am standing now, facing him, he relaxes and both his dad and Mikasa pull out of their grip and let me walk closer to Eren.

"I've always had a connection with you. You always come to me when you're not feeling good about something and Armin or Mikasa isn't there to help.  I'm coming to you now to look pass all of the craziness and look what you're gaining. You can have a mother again, yes it won't be the same but my she is willing to love you like her own. My mom always wanted more kids. You're gaining a sister. Yes Mikasa and you grew up together but I'm here, I'm blood, I'm completely your sister. I could have a father I never had. If you let me..." my words are starting to crack and I'm not sure if I can hold the tears back anymore.

Eren Jaeger hold on to my arm gently before pulling me in a warm hug and that's when tears starts to flow. I can feel his chest, panting, gasping for air, Eren is also crying.

"There's enough love that our Dad could give." All my worries and sadness washes away with the tears as those words are spoken to me. Eren pullout of the hug with a smile. He reach for my face and wipe my tears. He step aside giving way to his dad.

"Kari,  Dr. Grishna Jaeger, our Dad." I smile before I hug him. A hug that fixed all my broken pieces. All the times I wished I had a different father is coming true and I can't believe all of this is happening and I even gained a brother.

"Sorry it took so long sweetie but I'm here now and I'm not wasting anymore time to be your father." Dad say as he caress my back lovingly.

The things that happen to us in the past might break us, but as long as you keep holding on to something, it will make you stronger.  I'm so happy that I didn't let go and I hope for something better.

A/N : happy father's day

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