Three little girls in Central Park recognized the tattoo on my arm—when they said their last name, a seven-year secret I was never meant to uncover came to light

into a room and expect a child’s heart to know what to do with it.

We decided to start slowly.

The first meeting happened on a Saturday afternoon at a small botanical garden in Queens. Savannah brought the girls. I brought Jonah.

Jonah held my hand tightly.

“Are they my sisters?” he whispered.

I looked down at him.

“Yeah, buddy. I think they are.”

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