April“Oh, April,” my mother starts, making my heart race. “What is it? Did you keep something from me?” I ask her, my voice nearly failing me. She lowers her head, giving me the worst presentiment.“I’m sorry that I never told you, but there was never the right moment to address it,” she starts making my heart flip. “There is indeed something you need to know.”I look at her wide-eyed as she lifts her gaze back at me with a sad smile. “You are adopted, April.”“What?” I ask, staring at her incredulously. “How?”She reaches out to squeeze my hand soothingly while I feel like my entire life has been a lie. “When I was your age, I had a best friend. Her name was Elena and she was an amazing person. She was strong and beautiful, which made her very popular in school. We stayed very close growing up, but one day she decided to leave. She traveled for a long time, and I started to think that something happened to her as no one ever heard from her again. Her phone was soon not reachable,
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