“So you’ve been lying to me for twenty-three years?”
“Yes. And I know you may never forgive me for it.”
I walked away from him, sat down on the sand, and called my mother.
“Tell me everything. Right now!”
My mother remained silent for a long time.
Then she began.
Twenty-four years ago, she had been living in a small town and was preparing to marry a young man named David.
David loved her very much, but when he found out about the pregnancy, their relationship became strained. His family was against the marriage.
My mother decided to leave.
But David tried to find her.
One evening, when my mother was already in the final months of her pregnancy, he came to this very beach, hoping to meet her.
That day, a sudden storm broke out.
David was involved in a serious car accident on the road leading to the beach.
