I rush to Colt's apartment after seeing his text. It's past midnight now and I feel pretty exhausted.

"Colt, it's late. This better be worth the Uber," I huff and enter the apartment. I've never been here before since Colt always comes over to my place. It's not too large, but it's done up extremely well. It has a sleek, modern look to it.

"Believe me, it is," Wyatt says from behind Colt.

"What are you doing here?" I ask him.

"I called both of you," Colt shrugs.

"You told him before telling me?" I narrow my eyes.

"Kat, shut up and listen," Wyatt commands.

"Jeez, okay."

And then the whole thing spills out of Colt's mouth with Wyatt occasionally chiming in.

"Holy schnitzel!" I exclaim after they're done.

"Ooh, I want a schnitzel now." Wyatt licks his lips.

"Shut up, Wyatt."

I throw myself on Colt's black leather couch and try to process all this newfound information.

My mom and Aunt Augusta both dated Richard, Colt's dad. This is something that we had already established a while ago.

Augusta had always been in love with Richard but he dumped her for my mom after he knocked her up with Colt. Those are his words, not mine. Jeez. I guess this means that my mom was sleeping with Richard while he was still in a relationship with Aunt Augusta. I find it hard to digest the fact that my mom would do something like that.

Then, he had an affair with Augusta while he was with my mom and got her pregnant with Macey. I guess some people never change.

Augusta and Richard weren't just lovers though. They were partners in crime. As in, actual crime. Richard was always involved with gangs and all that shady shit and one day, it went too far. He shot a guy and Augusta drove the getaway car. 

This is insane! Aunt Augusta is a criminal!

My mom knew about all this and when she found out that Richard got Augusta pregnant, she turned him in to the police.

While Richard was in prison, my mom met my dad, Emilio, who had a son who was the same age as Colt: Wyatt.

Richard got out of prison after a year because of his family's political power.

He set the fire at my parents' house, and kidnapped Colt. He didn't contact Augusta at all; He used her for everything he needed and then decided he was done with her.

Sounds like an incredible guy, doesn't he? Not.

He didn't care about Macey, his own child. Macey and Augusta blame my mom and her entire family for what happened. She blames us for something we had no clue about. Augusta thinks my mom stole the love of her life from her. In my opinion, that's the biggest load of bullshit ever. Like what?!

I guess Macey holds a grudge as well. She probably blames my mom for never having a father.

But why me? I've literally never done anything. I had no idea about any of this until now. Is she really that petty?

Now I know why the two of them have always been so shitty to me and Wyatt.

My like feels like a telenovela more than ever. Like the kind Julianna's abuela watches. This is insane!

I turn on Colt's flat-screen TV that's  mounted on a white bricked wall. I need some time to process all this.

I switch channels till I find something remotely decent to watch; Gossip Girl. Sure, why not? It's Ashleigh's favorite TV show. I like it too but it's definitely not my favorite.

"It's not my fault you're so insecure," Serena says to Blair. "I'm just tired of trying to hold myself back so I don't outshine you."

"Wow, what a bitch!" I gasp. "I don't know how any of the characters tolerate Serena. I mean, if she was my friend, I'd have kicked her to the curb a long time ago," I say and Colt raises an eyebrow. "Ain't got no time for narcissistic bitches like her." I roll my eyes.

"Seriously? That's what you care about? Freaking Gossip Girl?" Wyatt questions and turns off the TV.

"I was watching that!" I complain and he facepalms.

"Fine. Moving on," I scooch over and he sits next to me. Colt sits on the matching armchair across us. "How did you find out about all this?" I ask.

"My dad fessed up to everything. He called me from prison," He states.

"Really? He told you everything? Just like that?"

"Yeah. That and I also spoke to Nadine," he says sheepishly.

"Oh," I say, feeling a little hurt that my mom didn't tell me anything.

"None of them know anything about my biological mother," Wyatt says disappointedly. "And dad refuses to talk about her."

"Don't worry, he'll come around eventually," I reassure him and he nods.

"So Augusta is a criminal," he says, changing the topic.

"I can't believe mom left us with a criminal to watch over us." I say angrily.

"I mean, the criminal is her sister," Colt shrugs. "It's been a long time since then, I'm sure she hasn't been involved in any crime recently."

"Yeah, but that doesn't make it any better," Wyatt says.

"Do you think dad knows about all this?" I ask.

"Obviously, I'm sure mom wouldn't have kept him in the dark all this while."

"Honestly, I feel like I don't even know who she is anymore," I sigh. I've never been so upset with her. She didn't even tell me on her own, my brothers did.

"I wanna go home, but I dont want to be near Augusta." I yawn.

"You guys can stay here." Colt offers and I accept. He leads me to the guest room and I crash on the extremely fluffy bed.

"Thanks Colt," I say and shut my eyes. This has been a long and extremely tiring night. I try to push all my thoughts out of my mind so I can fall asleep. I concentrate on how comfortable this bed is and clutch the pillow next to me, imagining that it's Will. I wonder why he didn't show up to the ball tonight. I hope he's okay.

Somehow, thinking about him makes me feel better than anything else can. Will. Will. Will.

A/N

I hope you enjoyed this chapter❤️
I know I updated after ages but I've been so busy!

I just finished watching the series finale of The Vampire Diaries and oh my god, I'm freaking out! Did any of you watch it? What did you think?

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