I slowly walked around the Mercedes.
I opened the trunk.
There was nothing unusual at first.
Just an emergency kit, a spare tire and an old blanket.
Then I lifted the blanket.
Beneath it was a black metal box.
It
was locked.
And taped to the top was a photograph.
I picked it up.
The photograph showed Mrs. Whitmore standing beside her late husband.
But they weren’t alone.
Standing beside them was a much younger man.
I recognized him instantly.
My hands began to tremble.
Because the man in the photograph…
Part 3 — The Truth About My Father
I couldn’t move.
I looked at the photograph again, hoping I was somehow mistaken.
But there was no doubt.
The man standing beside Mrs. Whitmore’s husband was my father.
My father had died when I was seventeen.