Bill always believed that he was the apple of his parents’ eyes. On the last week, they bought him a gaming console. When Bill asked the reason for the new console, Frank told him, “Do I need a reason to spoil my favorite son?”
“Your only son, you mean,” his mother smiled.
On the day he turned 18, he wanted to do an ancestry DNA test. He was shocked when he viewed the email. There, a notification on the side of the screen caught his attention. He learned that he had a brother, Daniel, who take the same DNA test from the same company.
He then reached to the company about the situation, if there were any mistakes. The woman on the phone assured him that their tests were 100% accurate.
He waited for his father, and asked that if he knew anyone named Daniel. Fred went pale. He asked where did he hear that name from when Jane was not around.
He then revealed that he had an affair years ago, and that he shouldn’t talk about this to his mother.
Bill nodded. But he was sure that there was more in that story than his father told him.
He texted to Daniel that night. They talked a lot and agreed to have a meeting at a cafe on the next day.
The resemblance between them was incredible. When they sat at the table, they couldn’t talk at first.
Then Daniel asked if he remembers the old house by the lake where they would swing on the old swing set and play with rocks.
Bill wasn’t remembering that. He told Daniel that they never lived together.
Daniel was shocked. He told Bill that they lived together until they were six. They had a dog, Scruffy.
Bill told that his father said him that Daniel was the affair child. Daniel was shocked once again.
“Wait… you think I’m the affair child?” He asked. “So, you don’t remember that day? The fire?”
Daniel revealed that their house was burned down and their parents lost their lives in it. As the boys were rescued, they were sent down to adoption. After their adoption, the process required them to never reach out to one another.
Bill had no idea about that.
When he returned home, he searched his father’s office and found some documents about a building fire. His adoptive parents were the owners of the building. The fire caused by faulty electric lines, where the owners responsible for its repair.
Then he confronted Fred. He told asked about the fire. Fred went pale once again.
Then Bill revealed that he met with Daniel, and that he knew about the fire. Fred was petrified. But it was too late. His actions proved that Daniel told him the truth.
He left home and went to live with Daniel, as he wanted to know more of his brother.
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