My mom raised me alone, but at my college graduation, my biological father appeared and claimed she had hidden the truth from me for years.

“Your mother lied to you your entire life. You deserve to know the truth. You have to listen to me!”

I felt as though all the air had been knocked out of me.

My stomach tightened.

Around us, people were laughing, celebrating, and embracing.

Somewhere nearby, a bottle of champagne popped open.

But all I could hear was the pounding of blood in my ears.

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