Mary had always wondered why her mother left her and why her father ended up in prison. Raised by her aunt and uncle alongside her sister, she was told that her father was a good man who had fallen into unfortunate circumstances, a story she accepted as a child.
This explanation had once satisfied her youthful curiosity. But as Mary moved through life—school, marriage, raising children—she had pushed these questions aside. Now, in her retirement, with fewer distractions, she couldn’t help but revisit those long-buried doubts from her past.