A Mother’s FearAriana’s POVI had read the article at least twenty times already. And somehow, every time I looked at the words stating I had a secret son, I felt worse within.For six years, I had been sure to build protective walls around Jason. School registrations, medical records, all kept out of reach from the public.But somehow, his school had made a mistake posting that picture online. Or, I had made the mistake being part of the photograph, I thought.It didn’t matter anyway, the rumors were already out there. Even if they didn’t know the truth already, it was just a matter of time before they did.Someone had found out he existed. That realization suddenly felt like a knife deep inside my chest.I stood quickly from the bed, all I could think of was Jason that moment. People were already circulating his picture online, asking questions about him.God, he was only five. He can’t be dragged into all of this, I thought. A sick feeling crawled up my spine. No… I wasn’t going
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