My grandfather, who is 76 years old, sewed blankets and sold them at the flea market so I could walk again – Then a motorcyclist arrived and said to me, "I've been looking for you for 20 years."

"How did you find us?"

“Hannah had left the letter with a friend, but Benjamin told her the baby had died. She found me years later. Then I saw your picture on the flea market's public page. I recognized Hannah in your face.”

"I want a DNA test. I'm sorry, but Grandpa has always been my only family."

"I let you down."

"Everything you need," he said softly.

"The test can tell me who you are. It cannot decide what you will become."

He nodded. "That's right."

***

A few weeks later, the results confirmed that Cole was my father. This didn't make him my parent overnight. Grandpa remained my guardian, and Cole promised not to fight for custody.

"I've wasted 15 years," he said. "I'm not going to waste the next three years dragging you into court."

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