Como pais, sempre acreditamos em nosso filho. Ele era a criança perfeita — brilhante e destinado à grandeza. Então, quando o mandamos para a faculdade com milhares de dólares para a mensalidade, nunca questionamos seu progresso. Até o dia em que descobrimos que ele estava mentindo para nós o tempo todo.
Desde o momento em que Jason nasceu, ele foi nosso orgulho e alegria. Enquanto crescia, ele não era apenas “nosso filho”; ele era o filho que todas as famílias da vizinhança admiravam. Ele se destacava em tudo que tocava.
Garoto recebendo um prêmio na escola | Fonte: Midjourney
Notas A? Fácil. Capitão do time de basquete? Claro. E seu charme? Era magnético. Os pais cutucavam seus filhos, dizendo: “Seja mais como Jason”. Ele era bonito, educado e ambicioso. Pelo menos, era o que pensávamos.
Desde que me lembro, Jason sempre teve uma queda por animais.
Se um gato de rua entrasse no quintal, era Jason quem lhe dava leite às escondidas. Quando nosso cachorro, Max, ficava doente, Jason ficava acordado a noite toda ao seu lado, mesmo tendo apenas oito anos.
Garoto se conectando com seu cachorro | Fonte: Midjourney
“Mãe, eu quero ajudar os animais quando eu crescer”, ele disse uma vez, com os olhos brilhando enquanto observava Max abanando o rabo fracamente.
“Eu quero ser como o Tio Tom”, ele insistiu.
Lembro-me de rir baixinho, despenteando seu cabelo. “Isso é fofo, querida, mas você pode ajudar mais pessoas se se tornar um homem de negócios como seu pai.”
Garoto se conectando com seu cachorro enquanto conversava com sua mãe. | Fonte: Midjourney
Meu marido, Daniel, e eu sempre imaginamos Jason como o futuro chefe do negócio da nossa família. Ele tinha todas as qualidades de um líder.
Então, quando chegou a hora de escolher uma faculdade, insistimos em administração. Jason hesitou no início, mas, eventualmente, ele concordou. Achei que tínhamos o futuro dele todo planejado.
Eu não poderia estar mais errado.
Garoto parado em um prédio de faculdade | Fonte: Midjourney
Começou inocentemente. Jason estava há dois anos na faculdade, supostamente estudando administração de empresas em uma universidade de prestígio. Nós mandávamos dinheiro para ele todo mês para mensalidades e despesas de subsistência.
A vida era corrida para Daniel e eu; administrar uma empresa não deixa muito espaço para dúvidas. Então, nunca questionamos nada.
Mas então, tudo desmoronou.
Mulher em seu carro, falando ao telefone | Fonte: Midjourney
Uma viagem de negócios me levou à cidade onde ficava a faculdade de Jason. Eu estava animado para surpreendê-lo. “Vou passar no dormitório dele, talvez levá-lo para jantar”, eu disse a Daniel pelo telefone.
Quando cheguei ao escritório de admissões para pegar o endereço do dormitório, a mulher atrás do balcão me lançou um olhar confuso. “Jason Reed? Sinto muito, mas não temos ninguém com esse nome matriculado aqui.”
Fiquei paralisada, certa de que havia algum engano. “Verifique novamente”, insisti, minha voz tremendo.
Ela verificou. E então verificou novamente. “Desculpe, senhora, mas não há registro de um Jason Reed. Tem certeza de que esta é a universidade certa?”
Mulher falando com uma recepcionista | Fonte: Midjourney
Meu estômago revirou. Agradeci rigidamente e saí do escritório, minha mente acelerada.
Liguei para Jason imediatamente. “Ei, mãe!”, ele respondeu, alegre como sempre.
“Oi, querida”, eu disse, forçando minha voz a ficar firme. “Estou na cidade para uma reunião e pensei em te surpreender. Que tal um café?”
Houve uma pausa. “Uh, sim, claro! Vamos nos encontrar no café perto do campus.”
Algo estava errado, mas deixei de lado. Quando o vi no café, ele parecia tão polido como sempre — relaxado, confiante e cheio do mesmo charme que enganava a todos.
Mãe e filho em uma cafeteria | Fonte: Midjourney
“Como vai a escola?”, perguntei casualmente.
“Ótimo! As aulas são difíceis, mas estou aprendendo muito”, ele disse sem perder o ritmo. “As provas estão chegando, então tenho estudado sem parar.”
Ele mentiu tão suavemente que quase acreditei. Mas as palavras do funcionário de admissões ecoaram na minha cabeça. Ele não está matriculado aqui.
Quando nos abraçamos para nos despedir, coloquei minha pulseira de fitness no bolso do paletó dele. Ela tinha GPS. Se Jason estava mentindo para mim, eu precisava saber para onde ele realmente estava indo.
Mãe e filho se abraçando | Fonte: Midjourney
Naquela noite, segui o sinal da pulseira. Ela me levou para longe do campus, para longe da cidade movimentada, para os arredores da cidade. O asfalto liso deu lugar a uma estrada de terra ladeada por árvores altas. O GPS apitou mais rápido quando me aproximei de uma pequena clareira.
E lá estava — um trailer velho e enferrujado, meio escondido entre as árvores. O teto cedeu sob o peso de remendos desencontrados, e o lugar todo parecia que poderia desabar com um vento forte.
Um trailer velho na floresta | Fonte: Midjourney
Estacionei meu carro e esperei, segurando o volante com força. Dez minutos se passaram antes que Jason aparecesse, subindo o caminho de terra com uma bolsa pendurada no ombro.
Meu coração parou.
Observei enquanto ele batia na porta do trailer. Quando ela se abriu, outra figura saiu. Era meu irmão, Tom.
“Tom?”, sussurrei para mim mesmo, chocado. Eu não o via há mais de um ano. Tom sempre foi um andarilho. Enquanto Daniel e eu construímos uma vida estável, Tom voava entre
Childless Woman Returns from a Business Trip a Day Early and Finds a Baby in Her House – Story of the Day
When Alicia returned home from a business trip, she discovered a baby next to her husband on their bed. His explanation made no sense, but she was tired. However, the shocking truth made sense a few hours later when she woke up.
After an extended business trip to New York, Alicia was finally home in Miami and was looking forward to resting on her bed with her husband, Luke. She carefully walked around the house, taking off her jacket and trying not to make a sound. It was late at night, and Luke had no idea she was back.
She was supposed to return in three days, but Alicia managed to finish her work early and decided to catch a flight back as soon as possible. Unfortunately, that meant reaching Miami after midnight and getting home way too late. But that was fine. Luke would be surprised when he woke up next to his wife in the morning.
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They talked all the time while she was gone, but a month was way too much time for a business trip. Never again, Alicia thought when she finally reached their bedroom.
Luckily, she didn’t have to turn on the lights because the moon reflected enough light to see around. She saw her husband’s figure on the bed and heard his light snoring but moved quickly around the room, changing into her PJs.
But she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw a tiny bundle on her side of the bed. There was a pillow at the edge so the baby wouldn’t roll and fall to the other side. But Alicia and Luke didn’t have kids. What’s going on here? Where did he get that baby?
Luke didn’t have any family as he grew up in an orphanage, so the child couldn’t be a niece or nephew. So what was happening here? she wondered in shock.
She went to the other side of the bed and shook her husband. “Luke! Luke! Wake up!” she tried to keep a whispering tone, but she was way too startled for anything. Fortunately, the baby didn’t hear, but her husband felt her hand on his arm.
“What? Who…. Alicia? What are you doing here?” he said groggily, his hand raising to his face and wiping sleep from his eyes.
“Meet me in the kitchen right now!” she stage-whispered and walked away.
Luke followed slowly and looked at his wife sleepily. “You’re here early.”
“Yes, whatever. Who is that baby, Luke? What’s going on here?” she questioned angrily.
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“I’m not sure, Alicia. Someone left him on our doorstep a few days ago, and I’ve been taking care of him,” Luke said and yawned heavily.
“What? That doesn’t make sense! Let’s call the police!”
“Yes, we have to do that, but I keep forgetting while taking care of him. Listen, I’m way too tired to have this conversation. And you’re probably tired from traveling too. Let’s go to bed and figure out what to do in the morning, okay?”
“No, we have to figure it out right now!” Alicia exclaimed in exasperation.
“Shush, please. It’s too late. You’ll wake the baby. Please, let’s go to sleep,” Luke insisted and walked back to the bedroom, not waiting for Alicia’s response.
“Fine,” she whispered and followed. She laid down on the other side of the baby, and it was okay because their bed was huge. Shockingly, Alicia fell asleep quickly and didn’t dream that night.
Seven a.m. that day…
Alicia woke up to a couple of muffled voices coming from the living room. She turned on the bed and saw that Luke and the baby were gone, so she rushed up and sauntered out of the room, trying not to alert anyone.
“Luke, when are you going to tell her? This can’t go on like this!” a woman’s voice said in annoyance.
“Please, keep it down. I don’t know how to tell her, okay?” Luke said in a lower tone, hoping that Alicia wouldn’t wake.
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But she was wide awake now. Who is that? Is this about the baby? Is she his secret baby mama? Alicia worried and wondered if she should show herself and confront them.
“Please, let’s give it some time. I’ll tell her when the DNA results come out,” Luke pleaded, and Alicia’s jaw dropped.
DNA test? He got someone pregnant, and now they were testing to see the parentage? I can’t let this go on, she decided. Alicia stepped directly into the living room and saw Luke talking to a woman who was just outside the front door.
“What’s going on here? I want the truth right now, Luke. I heard everything. What DNA test? Is that your baby mama?” she demanded, crossing her arms on her chest. Luke and the woman turned around with wide eyes.
But shockingly, the stranger smiled. “Baby mama?” she said and laughed.
“There’s nothing funny about this. Luke, did you cheat on me with this woman?!” Alicia almost shouted.
“No! No! I swear! I would never do that. Please, listen to me,” Luke begged, walking towards her with his hand in front.
“You have ten seconds!” Alicia seethed, her arms still crossed in anger.
“This is my sister, Linda.”
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Alicia’s arms dropped. “What?”
“Linda and I met two weeks ago by chance. Look, baby. She looks just like me. We met at the supermarket and were shocked by our resemblance to one another. We started talking and realized we were both orphans. Now we’re waiting for the results of a DNA test to confirm it. But we’re pretty sure because our childhood experiences were similar. I believe I remember playing with her at the orphanage, but it’s a blurry memory,” Luke explained the shocking story.
“That’s crazy,” Alicia whispered, looking at the woman. But Luke was right. The woman looked awfully like him. If identical twins of different genders were possible, they would be the perfect example.
Luke continued. “We’ve gotten pretty close since then, and she had an emergency last night. She asked me to watch her baby, Tony. I was too tired to explain earlier, but there it is.”
Alicia calmed down and invited Linda inside to hear the woman’s side of the story. It was pretty remarkable. Luke also begged forgiveness for not telling her sooner, but he didn’t want to ruin her important business trip with this complicated news.
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“Anyway, the results are supposed to come out in a few days, and then, we’ll see. You can see them along with my husband and corroborate that we’re not lying. But I really hope it’s true because not having any extended family is the worst,” Linda commented after they talked for a while.
Alicia was glad to hear that Linda had a husband. It made the story much more plausible, and she forgave Luke for the lie pretty quickly because Tony was super cute.
A few days later, the results confirmed they were siblings, and they decided to spend more time together. Alicia was glad that Luke had a nephew to dote on, and she always thought that family mattered more than anything in the world.
What can we learn from this story?
- Don’t lie to your spouse. Things could’ve gone south for Luke if Alicia didn’t patiently wait for an explanation. So it’s best not to lie to your partner.
- Family is the most crucial part of life. Cherish your family members because tons of people wish they had them.
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