My heart started pounding.
“Say what?”
I took a slow breath, trying to stay calm. “You can always tell Mommy anything. You’re not in trouble.”
Sophie hesitated, then whispered, “Grandma said I have a brother.”
The room suddenly felt too small .
“A brother?”
“Yes,” Sophie revealed, like she was talking about a pet.
“That’s all she told you?”
Sophie nodded. “She said I shouldn’t talk about it because it would make you sad.”
She looked up at me, worried now, like she’d done something wrong.
I pulled her into my arms, my mind spinning. “You didn’t do anything wrong, baby.
I promise.”
But inside, I was falling apart.
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