Forum:Artemis Vasilakis to Hanna Vasilakis

Mana,

There's this girl named Anna who says she is my sister. I don't believe her (who would believe some compete strange who tells you they are your sister?) and now she is really mad at me. Lupa seams to think she is my sister, too. Tell me the truth: Do I have any sort of sister (step-sister, half sister, some girl dad adopted, any kind!!) of sister, who is 4-6 years older than me?

 -Artemis Vasilakis

P.S. I know that you don't like me feeding the cats, but can you put out a little food once in a while? I'm afraid they will starve.

Artemis,

The girl was telling the truth. You have 2 more siblings other than Lupa. Anna is your elder sister. You also have an elder brother named Alexander.

I told you about your dad, because if I didn’t, you would always be wondering who he was. Everyone has to have a dad to be born — I couldn’t pretend you didn’t have a dad.

I never intended to tell you about Lupa. I thought if I told you, you would always yearn for her. And that’s what happened. I thought it would be easier to leave the past in the past. But I was used to thinking of you two as a pair, and I would accidentally mention her in front of you.

In the end, I think I just couldn’t stand the thought of denying you your own twin.

I didn’t tell you about your other sibling for the same reason: always yearned for them, always mad that we split you up.

When your dad and I split, I kept you because we thought it would be easiest on you kids that way. Lupa and you were babies, so we thought splitting the kids who wouldn’t remember the others would be easiest. And we hoped that having a baby sister would help your older sibling cope.

Your sister probably reacted the way she did, because the split was so hard on her. She remembers everyone. She was only 5 or 6, and she has her mother and baby sister torn away from her.

Your father lost a child. I lost 3 children. Anna and Alexander lost their mother and sister.

I know it’s hard for you too, but you and Lupa had it easiest. I know you have always longed to see her and your dad, but the fact that you don’t remember them makes it different.

 From your mother who hopes you will forgive her some day

P.S. Thought cats you feed are surprisingly sweet