The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Lana was surprised. She looked at my daughter in disbelief and caressed her face with trembling hands.

"Tell me. How old are you?"

My daughter gestured with her fingers and told Lana as I had told her. “Four."

Instantly, Lana's eyes dimmed. She mumbled, "You look so much like me."

The girl in front of her looked exactly like her when she was little.

My heart was pounding. Lana's expression told me something was wrong. Afraid that she might find out, I hurried to my daughter to take her away.

A five or six-year-

old boy suddenly called out, "Liar! Didn't you say you were five years old just now?"

My daughter looked up at me, her face flushed with embarrassment. "Mom, I forgot."

I closed my eyes. I had to face reality.

a son, and his parents had a grandson. None of them could take my

was. When she looked at me,

my daughter and I went to

Antonio's parents. In the car, Lana held my daughter all the time.

smiled, which was a rare

gaze

the last one to enter

He was ecstatic. His ga followed my daughter all the time. When the

daughter. I won't let you keep

was determined, Lana displayed

you. How

was going nowhere. I grabbed

me

raising our daughter. My mom doesn't have the

could feet how excited he was.

he

several times