“You take care of our baby,” I whispered to her as we said goodbye. She smiled. “Of course, dear. He’s family.” I trusted her. The next day, my phone rang at breakfast. Timmy’s name flashed on the screen. “Mom?” His voice sounded small and scared. “What’s wrong, honey?” “Can you… Can you come and pick…
My hands shook as I tried calling back. Nothing. Straight to voicemail. “Dave!” I shouted. “Something’s wrong with Timmy!” I dialed Betsy’s number. She answered on the third ring. “Oh, Alicia! How lovely to hear from you.” “Betsy, Timmy just called me. He sounded upset. What’s going on?” A pause. “Oh, that. He’s just having…
“Really, dear, you’re overreacting. He’s perfectly fine.” Click. She hung up on me. I stared at my phone. In 15 years of knowing Betsy, she had never hung up on me. “We’re going to get him,” I told Dave. *** The two-hour drive felt like an eternity. My mind raced through every conversation I’d had…
The scene stopped me cold. Seven children splashed in the crystal-blue pool. They wore matching bright red and blue swimsuits. New water guns gleamed in their hands. Pool noodles and inflatable toys bobbed around them like colorful confetti. All of them were having a good time… except one. Timmy sat alone on a lounge chair…
He looked over at his cousins, then back at me. “Grandma says we’re not as close as her real grandkids. The other kids won’t even talk to me now. I just want to go home, Mom.” “What do you mean, ‘not as close’? What exactly did she say to you?” “She said… I don’t look…
“Why are you treating your own grandson like this?” Betsy’s smile never wavered. “Oh, dear. I think there’s been a misunderstanding.” “My six-year-old son is sitting alone while his cousins ignore him. Explain that.” She set down her glass. Her eyes grew cold. “The moment Timmy arrived, I knew he wasn’t my grandson. Out of…
“You’re insane.” “Am I? Or are you finally being honest with yourself?” Dave appeared at my side. “What did you just say to my wife?” Betsy lifted her chin and yelled. “I said what I needed to say. She’s a LIAR!” “You accused my wife of cheating. You think Timmy isn’t mine?” “Look at the…
But I did know what we had to do. We spent the next day spoiling Timmy. We took him to the amusement park in Cedar Falls. We bought him cotton candy and let him ride the roller coaster five times. Slowly, his smile returned. That evening, after he was asleep, I ordered the DNA test…
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