Kiesha and Quartezza, both adopted, suspected they were biological sisters. Karamo mediates their reunion as they grieve their father Arthur Harper and confront conflicting stories about their parentage. A DNA test opened on-air confirms they are sisters, ending with emotional apologies and a new sibling bond.
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When we met Quartiza, she was desperately trying to prove Kiesha was her biological sister. Take a look.
She keeps on telling me that I'm not her sister, but she doesn't know. This situation wasn't my fault. I was adopted as a child. Our father just died 31 days ago, and this, and she wants me to get the DNA test. This really hurts me. I'm still grieving because me and him had this close bond. I went there to see him in the hospital before he died. I went there. I don't know what she's saying about me. But I know for myself I'm a good person. It pisses me off that she's questioning whether I'm her sister or not. I was there for him the day that he died. I was there in the hospital talking to him, praying with him, not her. She thinks that my mom is lying about him being my dad, but I'm gonna prove her wrong.
Everyone, Kiesha's here with me today. Welcome, Kiesha, to the show.
Hi.
Okay, so what do you, how do you feel about what she just had to say?
She's full of it. Like she's straight full of it and she doesn't know if my daddy is her dad or not. I don't even think she knows who herself.
Did you ever ask your father about what she said?
Yes, I did. Me and my father had a couple of conversations about that and my father told me that she was not his daughter and I told my dad that he needed to get a DNA test, but my daddy passed away.
Got it, okay. Had you ever heard about her before?
I have heard, I just found out about her, what, last year? Not even.
Got it, and that was the first time?
Never heard about her before. Where you come from, poof, be gone. Please just be gone.
And what happened when y'all met?
When I met her, I looked at her and I told her, girl, there's no way that we are siblings. We don't even look alike. And like, even when I look at her, there's nothing there. It's just like, girl, be gone. Go find your dad because my dad is not your dad.
Well, everyone, I wanna hear what Quateeza has to say about this. So everyone help me welcome Quateeza to the show.
I don't know what you crying for. You ain't got no need to be crying. Because I'm only going by what my mom said. I don't care what your mom said. My dad is not your daddy, so you don't need to come out here with all that fake stuff. And you talk about you was at the hospital and all that. Girl, where were you? My mother called me and I went to the hospital. When? Don't sit up there and lie. Come up on this TV show trying to act like you was doing something. Where was you when the cremation? Where was you when I sat there at the hospital? Where was you when I had to go down there to cremate him and pay for it? Where were you? Where were you when I went to go get the death certificate? Do you have it? No, because it ain't your dad.
I gotta ask you, where were you in those moments?
When my mom called me and said that he was in the hospital, I dropped everything and I went to the hospital. Don't you sit up here and lie and try to make it seem like you his child. Child and all this other stuff. Girl, you're not. Go find your daddy. I, all I— Go find your daddy. I'm just going by what my mother said.
Why do you think her father is your father?
That's what my mother told me.
Okay.
I was adopted, so when I got 18, I went looking for my mom. I found her and I asked her, who is my father? And that's what she said. Well, you need to tell your mom to tell you the truth because my dad is not your dad.
So you've been searching for family your entire life?
Yes.
And when you found out that this man could potentially be your father, did you ever meet him? Did you have a relationship with him?
Yes, I did.
You met him?
And I really thought he was my father.
My producer told me that you said that your biological mother got back with your father 3 years ago?
3 years ago. No. No.
Did you know about that?
My daddy may have came and hit it or something like that and left, but no, my daddy was not with your mom. They was not in no serious relationship. My daddy was not. I'm not living with your mama, so stop lying. Stop lying.
So tell me, what did your mother say about that time they were together?
She said, um, that he was the love of her life. That's what she told me. And that's what I say I think it is, that your mama loved my daddy so much, or like my daddy, that she won a child by my daddy. But you was not my daddy's child.
And when did you find out about Keisha?
He had told me about her when I first met Did you try to reach out to her? No, I didn't.
Why not?
Because I'm a shy person.
What did you want to happen today?
I wanna get these results and if I am, I wanna have a relationship with her.
And you're open to that to some degree? Mm. Okay.
I don't know.
Got it, I understand. Before the show, Cortese's mother Evelyn had something to say, so take a listen to this.
I met Arthur Harper when I was 17. I was young. I got pregnant by him and I had to give Quartezza up for adoption. He will always be the love of my life and that is Quartezza's dad.
So it's time for us to get to the truth. And in this envelope is the DNA truth if you two are actually sisters. You open it so that you can see it.
Kiesha Cortissa is your biological sister. I have to apologize to you. I'm gonna be a woman and apologize to you. And I apologize to you.
I love you. There's something about this bond that could be really beautiful.
That's all I ever wanted was a big sister. And I got what I wanted.
Since getting the results, these newfound sisters have started to create their bond.
Keisha, Cortissa is your biological sister. When I got the results, I was really in shock. I really, really was. I am, I'm still emotional every day because I'm so happy that I have a big sister that I always wanted. So when I heard about her background, it really changed everything, you know, from my point of view because she didn't deserve it, you know? And I was there, you know what I mean? Around my dad. I got to know my dad. I got to grow up with my dad, you know, and she didn't. When I seen the video of Katiesha's mom just talking with her, she never mentioned, you know, Katiesha being my sister or she had a child by my dad. She never mentioned that. She kept that. It still never once said that Katiza was my sister. She, you know, she didn't say it. I guess she wanted my dad to say it, you know, or my dad to tell it. But when I seen her on that screen, I felt bad for her too. Well, not bad, but I felt sorry for her too because she hurt, you know. And when she said she loved my dad was her first love, you know what I mean? My dad, it just seems like he went through women and just didn't care. My daddy was something else, and I love my dad. And it is, it's like filling a void because I've always said to myself growing up, I wonder what it would be like if I had a sister. And now I find out 45 years later, I have a sister. Karamo, I want to thank you for everything that you did for me, how you helped me, for all the questions that I had. I got all the answers finally. It's been 45 years, and I finally got all the answers. I'm planning a trip to go see my sister within the next month. And I know, and I know that I need my sister, and I know this. And I need you too. Karamo, I would like to say I thank you, and you are a blessing. You didn't have to have us on your show. You didn't have to take the time, but you did. And I thank you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. God put you in our lives. So you could turn this around. And I thank God for you. I really do. I am so grateful. I can't keep on saying thank you enough, 'cause this literally changed my life. Thank you, Karamo! I mean, yes, you do. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mm-hmm.
