At that very same moment, I watched all the blood drain out of my mom’s face. I half expected a look of riled anger and frustration but was, surprisingly, met with severe worry and agitation.
It was like someone had uncovered a dark, well-kept secret and there was no chance of trying to keep it hidden any longer.
‘Oh, no’. Those two words practically tore the floodgates wide open to my ongoing one-sided argument that I had been trying to have for years with her. Was I right to have my doubts all this time? Has she been deliberately lying to me my whole life?
Her hands curled into tight fists in her lap while a shuddering breath slipped past her lips.
“Mom...What exactly have you been keeping from me all these years?” I asked with a hint of caution.
After letting out a long breath to
