I BECAME A MOM AT 17 — YEARS LATER, MY SON TOOK A DNA TEST TO FIND HIS FATHER AND DISCOVERED A TRUTH THAT LEFT ME SHAKING

the dish towel tightly between my fingers.

“Did you find him?”

His voice dropped.

“No, Mom.”

I nodded once, pretending it didn’t feel like my ribs were collapsing inward.

“But I found his sister.”

I looked up sharply.

“His what?”

“His sister. Her name is Gwen.”

A short laugh escaped me in disbelief.

“Andrew didn’t have a sister, honey.”

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