Revelation

‘I’m not sure,’ Clara said, moisture gathering in her eyes. ‘She called out my old name… Why don’t you go ahead and see what happened? I’ll be outside the bathroom, listening.’

It was not the way Clara planned this revelation. She wanted to do it slowly, but she did not count on her mom recognizing her, and this brought tears to her eyes. Her mom knew who she was. She stood outside the bathroom door, sniffling as she listened in on their conversation. Sebastian had his arms around her.

‘Mom, are you okay? What happened?’ Celine asked as she left the door ajar, so Clara could hear.

Emelia was inconsolable, ‘Carmen... oh Carmen, it’s my baby... oh Carmen, I know it’s her. Tell me it’s my baby.’

‘Shh… Honey, it’s going to be okay,’ Nathan said as he rubbed his wife’s back. ‘We can go home if you want to. We’ll ask them to excuse us. They’ll understand.’