My heart began to race.
I stared at the phone for a long time. I knew that if I picked it up, there would be no going back. But I also knew that if I did not, my mother might continue living inside a lie that would slowly destroy her.
So I picked up the phone.
The password was my birthday.
That hurt more than I expected.
The screen opened, and I began to read. At first, I could not believe my eyes. There were many conversations. Different women, different names, secret words, plans to meet, photos, promises.
But one sentence hurt more than anything else.
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One woman had written:
“Does your wife suspect anything?”
My father had replied:
“No. She trusts me completely.”
At that moment, tears filled my eyes, but I did not cry. I do not know where that strength came from. Maybe it comes when you realize that you are no longer just a child, but the only person who has seen the truth.