“He… wasn’t faithful. Once. A long time ago.
Before you were born.”
I swear the air in the room shifted.
“What do you mean?” I asked, even though I knew exactly what she meant.
“He had an affair,” she whispered. “With another woman. And she had a baby.
A girl.”
My chest tightened. “You’re telling me I have a sister?” I asked. “Just… out there somewhere?”
Mom lifted her head, eyes wet.
“Not somewhere,” she said. “Here. Alyssa.”
For a second, I actually laughed.
Shock does weird things.
“Alyssa,” I repeated. “Our caregiver Alyssa?”
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