I Thought the White String in My Egg Was Something Dangerous—The Truth Completely Surprised Me

he was driving home from a job when a truck ran a red light. He died before they got him to the hospital.”

“My dad’s really gone?”

“Yes.”

Gwen gave me Andrew’s school photo and the worn pregnancy test I’d given him eighteen years ago. “After our mother got sick, she gave the letters back. He kept every one. He was going to try again.”

Gwen wiped her face.continue reading …