PART 2: THE REUNION ON STAGE
I froze in place as the hands gently pulled away from my eyes, and I turned around with my heart hammering in my chest.
Standing right behind me on the stadium field was my older brother, Marcus, whom I hadn’t seen or heard from in over two years after a bitter family falling out.
Tears welled up in my eyes as he wrapped his arms around me in a tight, protective embrace right in the middle of the ceremony crowd.
“I promised I’d always be here for the big moments,” Marcus whispered into my shoulder, his own voice cracking with emotion. “I’m so sorry I stayed away for so long.”
As we held each other, I looked past his shoulder toward the edge of the field and saw something that made my breath catch in my throat.
(A shocking realization is about to change everything! Click “Next Page” to continue reading…)
