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“Guess this family just got a lot more complicated,” he said.
Susan pulled back slightly, managing a small, tearful laugh.
“Or maybe,” she said, “it finally makes sense.”
I looked at her—really looked at her.
And for the first time, I wasn’t seeing my stepdaughter.
I was seeing my daughter.
After all these years… she had been right in front of me the whole time.