My Stepdad Raised Me From the Age of Four—Then, in a Hospital Bed, He Whispered Something That Left Me in Tears

nurse placed a small plastic bag beside me.

“These were his personal belongings.”

“You should have let me thank you, Dad.”

Inside were his watch, his keys, and the old brown wallet he had carried for as long as I could remember.

I opened it.

Behind his driver’s license was a worn photograph.

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