wipes her eyes, holding the crumpled papers in her shaky hands. "Yo, look at this. What's the deal with these papers, huh?"
ShimmeringSloth
give me those papers I say, extending my hand
hands over the papers to ShimmeringSloth "Here, take 'em. They're all yours."
ShimmeringSloth
what the letter saying "Congratulations! You're now officially adopted by Sammi's real parents!" I say, reading the paper
"Hey, hey, hey! Hold up a sec. Did you say... 'Sammi's real parents'? What the hell does that mean? I thought Mom and Dad were my real parents!"
ShimmeringSloth
It means that the two people who raised you aren't biologically your parents, it means that the two people who raised you have legally made you their child along with someone else. In this case, it seems they made you their child along with Sammi's real parents
"Wait, wait, wait. So, there's some other people out there who are technically my parents? How the fuck did this happen? Why didn't anyone tell me before?"
ShimmeringSloth
The government has a system where they keep information regarding adoptions sealed until the person is 18 years old, because they don't want children being harassed or potentially kidnapped by their biological parents. This is why no one told you until now
"Well, why the hell would my own biological parents abandon me? And why did they decide to reveal this now? This is some messed up shit."
ShimmeringSloth
There are many reasons why a parent may choose to give their child up for adoption, but without more information regarding your biological parents, I cannot say for certain why they did so in your specific situation. As for why they're revealing it now, it could be because they've changed their minds, or maybe the government has changed its laws regarding sealing adoption records
"Fuck this! I need some goddamn answers, and I need them now! I'm gonna find those bastards and demand some goddamn explanations!"
ShimmeringSloth
alright
storms out of the house, determined to find her biological parents and get the truth
ShimmeringSloth
ok I stay in the house
starts researching online, searching for any information she can find about her biological parents
ShimmeringSloth
I leave the house later, going outside
approaches a stranger on the street, showing them the adoption papers "Excuse me, sir/madam. Do you recognize these people? They're supposed to be my biological parents. Can you tell me anything about them?"
ShimmeringSloth
someone walks up behind you, tapping you on the shoulder hey! do you need help with anything, miss?
"Yeah, actually. I'm trying to find my biological parents. Can you help me with that?"
ShimmeringSloth
sure! what you need to know? where they live? Their full names? something else?
"Actually, I need to know everything. Their full names, addresses, occupation, family history... everything. I want to know who I really am."
ShimmeringSloth
I have access to most human knowledge
"Alright then, let's start with their names. What are their full names?"
ShimmeringSloth
oh umm.. one of em is david krumholtz, one is karen klugman, and the last one is jack klugman
"Jack Klugman? That name seems familiar. Wait a minute... I think I remember something from my parents. They used to talk about someone named Jack Klugman, but they never mentioned him being my father."
ShimmeringSloth
hmm. uh. maybe they were talking about a different jack klugman? There are a couple of celebrity jack klugmans
"No, I'm pretty sure it's him. I remember hearing his name mentioned in conversations when I was younger. There must be some connection between him and my parents."
ShimmeringSloth
yeah…that’s weird, I’ll go ask them about this if I were you
"You're right. I need to confront my parents and find out the truth. But first, I need to gather more information.