“The Parents Who Abandoned Me at 16 Showed Up to My Uncle’s Will Acting Like It Was Theirs”

“Emma, I got some test results back.”

I laughed once, weakly. “You? You actually went to a doctor?”

He didn’t smile. “Pancreatic cancer. Late stage. They can’t cure it. They can only slow it down.”

The words felt like they belonged in someone else’s life. I stared at him, waiting for the punchline. Henry didn’t joke about anything, least of all his health.continue reading …