Chapter 6 Solutions, solutions

Rachel reach her parents home and brace herself for whatever is waiting for her. She had left her parents home as soon as she  had found a job to support herself. To avoid her mother's domineering ways  in favor of her twin Rebecca. Their housekeeper  Mrs Grey welcome her home and ushered her to the living room where her family waited for her arrival.

"Now that you are here,  I think we should proceed." Her mother wasted no time to put the things in prospective. "Do you know of your twins condition and who is responsible?" She began.

" I think she told me that.," She replied.

" What are you saying, you think? Are you doubting your sister's word.?" Her mother accused.

" Mom, it's Reba's word against his! Why do you tell me as if I was the one who told them to cheat on me. " She said desperately.

" Don't you raise your voice on me you ungrateful child! " Her mother said furiously.

" I am just stating the truth. I am the victim here, I was betrayed, cheated by my own sister with my boyfriend! " Rachel said.

" But your boyfriend doesn't to marry me and take responsibility of what happened. He want you Rachel!" Reba shamelessly put in.

" It is not my fault  that he doubted your words Reba! "

" Are you saying that I sleep with another man and made him responsible?" Reba sarcastically replied.

"You  are the one saying that!" Rachel answered.

" You might be thinking of going back to him just like many times before, you love the man so much despite his philandering ways do why not take responsible as well." 

" What are you saying? I put up with him because of you and your ambition with your career!" Rachel cant hardly believe what her sister is accusing her.

" Marry the guy and make the people believe that the baby is yours and Reba is just a surrogate mother for your inability to carry a child in your womb! "  Her mother put it bluntly.

" Mom! ... Why?... No! How could you think like that? " Teary eyed she look at her mother for a little compassion for her, but failed to see it.

"The  man obviously love you so have it your both ways and that would set your sister in good light to advance her career."

" What about me Mom? Are you not thinking of what happens to me? "

" You don't have a career to take care of, you have a private life unlike your sister.  Besides you will still get on with your life as Harry's wife and bear more children what's one child to add to your family? " Her mother explained.

" Mom how could think to use me this way! Dad say something! Did you agreed to use me this way? " She was crying thinking how low her family treat her

"Rachel l..." Her father ailed to find the words to console her. 

"So you knew of this plan! Do you ever consider what I would feel!... I wouldn't want to be use like this. Go to hell Reba! " She turn to go hurriedly. She wasn't able to see the desperation in her father's eyes thinking of her predicament.

"Come back here Rachel! You ungrateful child! I should have never raise you as my own!" Her mother yelled at her. While her father try to calm his wife.

"I told you we shouldn't have tried to manipulate her life, isn't it enough that we had taken her away from where she rightfully belongs? " Oscar said desperately.

" What do you mean Dad?" Reba confused asked her father. 

" Oh... It's nothing dear just some of those talks we share as husband and wife. " Her father said. But the words registered in her mind and she meant to know exactly what it really means. And so with Rachel who wondered why her mother said those words.

Rachel found herself at the doorstep of her best friend Allyson, Phil's wife. "Rachel! What a pleasant surprise? What brings you here anything wrong?  Have you been crying?"

" Ally! " Rachel and Allyson  knew each other since they were kids. They went to school together, but Allyson have to stop from school when her father died. But the girls stayed as close as before.

"Let me guess there's just one person or rather one set of people who can make you cry. What did your family did this time?" Rachel told her friend about the talk she had with her family.

"The nerve of that sister of yours , how dspicable it is for your mother to use you to cover up Reba's wrongdoing and for your father unable to do anything to stop them." She console her friend by hugging her sidewise due to the baby bump that's getting in the way. They both giggled as they realized their position.

"That was good even my godson is cosoling me." They laughed when Rachel feel the kick of the baby in Allyson's tummy.

"It more  like getting you out of the way for me. " And they laughed again when the baby gave another kick.

"Anyway, what are you going to do now?"

"I don't know Ally. You know  how persuasive Mom can be! Even Dad had no say on the matter once she made up her mind." Rachel said sadly 

" You know, it's been making me wonder along time ago why your mother doesn't treat you the same, even your appearance. Your eyes color, your hair if you don't dye it  its natural color is far from any of them. Even your face is different. Are you sure you  are related? " Allyson explained.

" Oh come on Ally, your pulling my leg! Why would they take me if I wasn't theirs they already have Reba if having children is all they want." But deep in her heart this thought have sometimes came to her mind. 

"Yeah  I guess you're right."  Allyson affirm. But really I'm worried about you, I think that you and Harry are not suited for each other. So marriage with him is not the solution." 

"I  do agree with you now! I cannot marry that beast i would end up miserable considering the women he's got involve in."

"Rachel replied. Allyson remain quiet as if thinking rhen suddenly burst out. " Why don't you marry yourself to someone else? "

," What?... That's impossible! "