MY SON SCREAMED FOR ME TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE TWO HOMELESS BOYS LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE HIM — THEN I DISCOVERED MY LATE WIFE HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO TRIPLETS

Aaron found you staring at Emma’s nursery sketch. Beneath three penciled cribs were three names: Aaron, Aiden, and Noah.

“She knew us?”

You nodded. “She loved you before you were born.”

He studied the drawing. “Then why didn’t she come?”

“Because she died trying to bring you into the world.”

After a quiet pause, he asked, “Did it hurt?”

“I don’t know.”

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