The story follows Claire, a woman. Going through Claire's late mother's belongings. In an old photo album, Claire find a picture that doesn't make sense—Claire's mother with a man she has never seen before, dated the year Claire were born. Claire's father's name isn't on the back.
The photograph revealed a secret she'd kept for twenty years.
Claire turned the photo over again. No name. Just the year she was born.
A faint crease ran across the man’s face, almost as if someone had tried to fold him away.
By midnight, Claire had decided there was only one person left who could explain it.
Her father's silence, when she finally called, felt heavier than any spoken word.
She visited, and when her father saw the photograph, his face answered before his mouth did.