It was like staring into a mirror.

Before Edward could say a word, the man spoke.

“Do you want to see Mom?”

A wave of shock hit him.

“Adam? Is it really you? Is Mom alive?”

They hadn’t seen each other in 24 years. Edward and Adam were twins, left at an orphanage as children. Edward had been adopted at eight, torn from Adam forever—or so he believed.

“I asked you a question,” Adam said again. “Do you want to see her or not?”

Edward nodded, too stunned to speak. They left the airport together and rode in silence through the city. Edward’s mind raced with memories and guilt, tears burning behind his eyes.

“When she left us, I never thought she’d come back,” Edward finally said. “When I got adopted, I stopped hoping. I thought she didn’t want us.”

“You had a choice