From the Bench to the Top Floor
He told me his son had abandoned his wife.
That she disappeared after leaving an angry note.
She had left the baby outside to be found… or not found.
“If you hadn’t passed by that morning…”
He took my hands.
“You gave my family back to me.”
I whispered, “I just did what any mother would do.”
He shook his head.
“No. You stopped. You ran. Most people wouldn’t.”
Then he asked,
