My earliest memories are of cold apartments and the sound of my grandmother’s prayers, muffled and desperate in the next room. My mother worked herself to exhaustion, but she never spoke my father’s name—except once, when she told me he had another family. That silence shaped me, but so did the fierce love between three generations of women, determined to survive in a world that tried to forget us.
I always believed family was forever—until my mother’s will shattered everything I thought I knew. My sister and I were close, or so I thought, but after Mom died, secrets surfaced that left me questioning my own worth. Now, I’m left wondering if forgiveness is even possible when the people you love most betray you.
Every Saturday, I haul myself to my in-laws’ place with my wife, Alyssa, to help build a shed that seems to never end. What started as reluctant family duty turns into a weekend of secrets, as I discover why my brother-in-law, Ryan, is so eager to pitch in. This story is about trust, betrayal, and what really holds a family together when the truth comes out.
