When I Was Four, My Mother Left Me Alone in a Church—Twenty Years Later She Returned Crying, “We Need You”
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Chapter 16 / 34
Chapter 16 - LEO SPEAKS
“I didn’t know.”
His voice came from behind them.
I turned.
Leo looked terrible.
“I knew we were leaving town.”
He swallowed.
“I didn’t know they were leaving you at the church until we were already driving away.”
“Did you ask?”
“Yes.”
“What did they say?”
His eyes filled.
“That someone from the church was going to take care of you.”
My mother whispered:
“Leo.”
He ignored her.
“I cried.
I begged Dad to go back.”
My father looked away.
“How long?”
I asked.
“What?”
“How long did you ask for me?”
Leo’s face crumpled.
“For years.”
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I wanted to believe him.
That frightened me.
