Chapter 18

I was shocked by Stacy's revelation. "What are you talking about?" I asked, my voice trembling.

"our grandfather killed someone," Stacy said, her voice laced with sadness. "It was a long time ago, but it caused a lot of problems for our family. our parents never talked about it because they didn't want you to know. They wanted to protect us from the pain and the shame of it all."

"How do you know this?" I asked, still trying to wrap my head around it.

"I overheard our parents talking about it once," Stacy said. "They didn't know I was listening, but I couldn't help but overhear. They were saying that our grandfather had always been jealous of ‘her’ and that he had snapped one day and killed her. It was a terrible tragedy, but it's something that nobody wants to talk about."

I was stunned by this revelation. It explained a lot about the lack of pictures of my grandfather and the strained relationship between him and my parents, but it also left me feeling heartbroken and overwhelmed.

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