Simon stepped onto the stage carrying the small yellow baby blanket Denise had left behind nineteen years earlier.
Hidden inside the folds was a sealed letter Joanna had protected all those years. She had promised herself that Simon would only read it when he was old enough to understand and choose for himself.
With Joanna’s quiet approval, Simon opened the envelope and unfolded Denise’s handwritten words.
The room became completely silent as he began reading the truth that had been hidden for nearly two decades-
