Weekly Writing Challenge 7/18/2011-7/25/2011
Welcome to the fourth weekly writing challenge!
If you haven't read the Challenge description, please read it here.
This week's theme will be: ADOPTION narusasu0531
and the five prompts will be:
- giving it up narusasu0531
- the kids all grown up pterawaters
- surprise pregnancy after having adopted ladydreamer
- "Daddy? Can I have a puppy?" hattalove
- "I thought I was supposed to be the forgetful one"
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If you haven't read the Challenge description, please read it here.
This week's theme will be: ADOPTION narusasu0531
and the five prompts will be:
- giving it up narusasu0531
- the kids all grown up pterawaters
- surprise pregnancy after having adopted ladydreamer
- "Daddy? Can I have a puppy?" hattalove
- "I thought I was supposed to be the forgetful one"
( Read more... )
Kurt trembles, sitting in the small room. He can hardly breathe and he’s equal parts exhilarated and terrified. Blaine squeezes his hand, knowing exactly what his husband was going through. Eighteen years ago, when the boys were only sixteen, Kurt had gotten pregnant. They had been frightened and had no idea what to do. Finally, they had come to the decision that, for the baby’s own good, they would give it up for adoption. It had been the hardest thing they’d ever had to do.
The adoption had been closed, Kurt didn’t want to be a part of his baby’s life if he couldn’t have her. It hurt too much. When she was born, Kurt held her first. He took a moment to calm the screaming baby before giving her to Blaine. Blaine had kissed her forehead, promised that he would always love her, and gave her back to Kurt. Kurt held her tenderly, kissing her forehead, her fingers, and snuggling her close. When it came time for the nurse to take the baby, Kurt screamed that he changed his mind.
Through tears, Blaine reminded him that the adoption had already gone through and that there were two parents waiting for a beautiful little girl. They could give her a life that Kurt and Blaine couldn’t. Sobbing, Kurt gave his baby one last kiss, asked for a photo of them together, and then gave his daughter away.
In those first months, Blaine hadn’t been entirely sure that Kurt would make it through this. Eventually, Kurt started seeing a therapist and pulled his life back together. The boys graduated high school, attended the same college, and now lived in Chicago. Surviving a teen pregnancy, no one could believe that the boys were still together.
Six years ago they had gotten married and had started talking about having a baby. Three years ago, Kurt gave birth to his second daughter. On Lucy’s second birthday, they got a call from the adoption agency. The parents of the child they had given away had contacted the agency, telling them that they planned on telling the girl she was adopted, and wondering if Kurt or Blaine would be willing to be contacted. It had been an agonizing decision. They had never gotten over having to give her up, but they had moved on with their lives.
They were assured, of course, that the decision was fully up to them. The adoptive parents still didn’t know who the birth parents were, they just wanted to put the option out there. They decided to do it, they agreed to let the agency contact them if the girl wanted to speak with them.
Almost thirty-five now, Kurt and Blaine felt suddenly like scared teenagers again. They were waiting to meet their first child, Lucy in the next room over waiting with a social worker. Kurt still had the photo of the two of them in his wallet. It had always been there. “Blaine, what if she hates us? What if her adoptive parents were awful?” Kurt said.
“I don’t believe that, I believe they were good people who raised her well.” Blaine told him.
“I…don’t even know her name.” He said, tears forming in her eyes.
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Kurt’s breath caught and he squeezed Blaine’s hand. “Hello, Ellie.” Blaine said. She stepped inside the room.
“You’re beautiful.” Kurt said, tears falling down his face. “Can I hug you?” He asked.
Ellie nodded, not trusting her own voice. The features she had looked for her in parents, grandparents, and other relatives that she had never found were suddenly right in front of her. Kurt stood up and approached her gently, moving to take her into his arms.
She was stiff and he let go fairly quickly. “What are your names?” She asked.
“I’m Blaine and this is Kurt.” Blaine told her, guiding her to a chair and letting her sit down.
“This is a little weird.” She confessed after a lengthy moment of silence.
“Do you have any questions?” Blaine asked, doing most of the talking. Kurt seemed to only want to stare at her.
“Which…uh, who…carried me?” She asked, looking down at the table.
“I did.” Kurt finally spoke up.
“Why didn’t you…want me?” Ellie finally said, tears starting to fall down her face. Kurt immediately moved to her side.
“We wanted you more than anything.” He said, fiercely. “But we were only sixteen, we couldn’t have given you the kind of life that you deserved.” Kurt started to cry again, too, watching Ellie shed tears. “It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. And…when they took you away from me, and I thought I’d never see you again…” Kurt shuddered. “Were your parents good to you?”
“They were great to me.” She promised. She looked at them and noticed the matching wedding bands. “Are you two still together?”
“We are.” Blaine said, smiling. “We got married six years ago.”
“Wow.”
“Can I show you something?” Kurt asked her, and she nodded. Kurt pulled out his wallet and opened up to the first picture. It was crinkled and faded. “I asked them to take this right after you were born, its never left my wallet since.”
“That’s me?” She asked. At first, she looked at herself, and then she looked at the sixteen year old Kurt. He looked sweaty and tired, but mostly he looked like he wanted nothing more than to keep the baby in his arms.
“That’s the only picture we have of you. There’s a bigger version of it, framed, at home.” Blaine told her.
“When my mom and dad told me that I was adopted, I pictured some druggie who just didn’t want to be saddled with a kid. I never pictured this.” She said.
“Ellie, there’s something else you need to know.” Kurt told her. “We have another daughter. She’s three years old.”
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Kurt flipped to the next photo, which was Lucy’s most recent photo. Ellie smiled. “She looks more like you, Blaine. She has…my eyes.” She said.
“Kurt’s eyes.” Blaine agreed. “Would you like to meet her?”
“I always wanted a little sister.” Ellie said. “I never knew why they didn’t just have another baby. They only told me I was adopted recently.” She said.
“Kurt, baby, I’m going to go get Lucy. Will you be okay?” He asked. Kurt nodded and Blaine left.
“I need you to know, that I loved you more than anything.” Kurt said. “Always and forever. Not a day has gone by that I don’t think about you, wonder where you were, and wish that I could have kept you.”
“Thank you for giving me up. My mom and dad were great to me, I was really lucky.” Ellie responded.
The door opened again and Blaine walked in, holding Lucy in his arms. Ellie immediately smiled. “Hi!” She greeted.
“Hi! Your pretty!” Lucy told her and Ellie laughed.
“Thank you, so are you!” Lucy giggled delightedly.
“Lucy, you know the picture on the piano of Daddy and the other baby?” Kurt asked and she nodded. “This is the other baby. She’s all grown up, now.”
“Wow!” Lucy marveled.
“That means that Ellie is your big sister.” Kurt continued on. They stayed and talked for another hour. Ellie filled them in on her life and told them she would be attending Northwestern. Kurt and Blaine were thrilled and proud and told her that they lived right by the school. She asked if she could come visit and they told her she was welcome anytime. Eventually, they all had to leave. Kurt hugged Ellie tightly, whispering into her ears how much he loved her and she hugged him back. They promised to keep in touch and next time, they would get to meet Ellie’s adoptive parents. They wanted to thank them for raising her so well. It was hard leaving her again, but this time, Kurt knew he would see her again.
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