“Mom.”
Helen slowly opened her purse and pulled out a brown envelope.
“I received this three weeks ago.”
Mark took the envelope.
His name was written across the front.
“Who sent it?”
Helen remained silent.
“Mom, who sent it?”
“Tyler.”
The envelope nearly slipped from Mark’s hand.
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“He… knows about me?”
“Yes.”
“And you’ve known for three weeks and said nothing to me?”
“I wanted to make sure…”
“Make sure of what?”
Helen began crying again.
“That he really was Tyler.”
Mark tore open the envelope.
Inside was a photograph.
The moment I saw it, I didn’t need a DNA test.
The boy in the picture looked about seventeen. He had dark hair, brown eyes, and the exact same smile as Mark.
Even the slight way he tilted his head looked like my husband.
Try Marriage CounselingMark stared at the photograph for a long time before opening the letter.
As he read it, his eyes filled with tears.
“What does it say?”