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Essay / Finding Out I Was Adopted: A Short Story - 848
“Class, please give Arielle your attention while she gives her presentation,” Arielle’s teacher said, Ms. Taylor. Today I will tell you about the culture of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is…uh…. Ethiopia… uh… Arielle completely forgot her entire speech. Embarrassed and with tears in her eyes, she ran away. She walked straight to the parking lot, got in her car, and drove home. Once she got home, she sat in her driveway and burst into tears. After sitting in her car for a good twenty minutes, her mother saw her car in the driveway and came out to see what was going on. Her mother knocked on the window and Arielle looked up. Arielle opened the door and explained to her mother everything that had happened during school. Arielle's mother said, "Why don't you go upstairs and sleep." You could probably use some sleep. It's been a long week. »So Arielle went up to her room and slept until the next day. The next morning when she woke up, it was Saturday. His grandparents were in town for the weekend. She went downstairs and saw her grandparents, but she had no idea who they were. Worried about why these strangers were in her living room, she asked her mother, “Why are these people in our house?” » “Honey, these are your grandparents. » replied his mother. Do I have grandparents? Yes. Honey, are you feeling okay? We should probably take you to the doctor. Go get dressed. Later, Arielle and her parents were at the doctor's office. The doctor ran some tests and discovered that Arielle's memory loss was caused by drug abuse when she was born. Arielle asked her mother, “Did you use drugs when you were pregnant with me?” » No honey, I didn't do drugs when I was pregnant. pregnant with you. Arielle was a little angry and said: "Then why... middle of paper...... Madam, do you know who it is?" She looked at the newspaper for a moment and replied, “No. I don't know who this person is. » Arielle's mother knew inside that it was her daughter, but she denied it because she never wanted to return to that moment in her life. Devastated, Arielle and Carrie got into the car. and made their long journey home. Even after this disappointment, there was a positive side. Arielle regained her memory somehow. “I’m back!” shouted Arielle. “Oh, good. We were getting a little worried. What happened?” » replied Ms. Sanders. “Well, I found out a bunch of information, including my birth mother's business address. Carrie and I went to her office and found her, but she denied the fact that she was my mother. ““I’m so sorry, honey. Don't be angry with her. You just need to forgive him and move on with your life,” Mr. Sanders replied..