His explanation didn’t erase what had happened.
But it helped me understand it.
“You were young,” I said. “But you weren’t young forever.”
“I know.”
“Lucas deserves honesty.”
“I agree.”
I asked him to write Lucas a letter.
Not a letter asking for forgiveness.
Not a letter blaming Teagan.
Just the truth.
A few days later, he left an envelope at my home.
Lucas’s name was written on the front.
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I read it first because he was still only ten, and I wanted to make sure it was appropriate for him.
The letter was simple.
He explained that he had known about Lucas from the beginning. He admitted that fear had kept him away and that waiting only made returning more difficult.
He didn’t ask Lucas to forget the past.
He only said that if Lucas ever wanted to know him, he would be there.
