I Laid My Son to Rest 15 Years Ago – When I Hired a Man at My Store, I Could Have Sworn He Looked Exactly Like Him

 I there.

It felt like how fathers spent time with their sons, even though I wasn’t Barry’s biological father.

The feeling stayed with me.

Karen noticed too. She didn’t like it.

In fact, I think it angered her. I could see the tension on her face every time Barry came through the door.

But I ignored it.

The truth finally came out one evening.

Barry had been over many times by then, but that night, something felt different when he arrived. He seemed distracted and nervous. We sat at the table eating, but Barry just picked at his food.

Then suddenly his fork slipped from his hand and clattered onto the plate.

Karen slammed her hand on the table. “How long are you going to keep lying?” she suddenly shouted. “When are you finally going to tell him the truth?”

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