“I went into the forest with my father. Suddenly, he grabbed my hand and said, ‘We’re finally alone. Come here, let me kiss you. I’ve wanted to do this for a very long time.’ I stepped back in horror. But Dad moved closer, grabbed my shoulders, and whispered, ‘Don’t be afraid, sweetheart. Your mother will never find out what happened between us.’ I began to tremble. And when he said, ‘I’ve waited 19 years for this moment,’ I felt as though my heart had stopped…” My name is Emilia. I’m 19 years old. My father, Robert, is 54, and my mother, Margareta, is 51. I had always been very close to my dad. Ever since I was little, he had protected me, helped me with my homework, and taken me for walks every Sunday. He was the person I trusted most in the world. But over the past few months, his behavior had started making me uncomfortable. He would often stare at me for minutes at a time. Whenever I noticed, he would smile and say: “You’ve grown into a very beautiful young woman.” At first, I didn’t pay much attention to his words. But one day, Dad suddenly asked me a strange question. “Emilia, if I kissed you one day, would you be upset with me?” I started laughing. “Dad, what kind of question is that? You kiss me on the cheek all the time!” His expression became serious. “I mean something different.” At that very moment, Mom walked into the kitchen. Dad immediately fell silent. I was left confused, unable to understand what he meant. The following week, he suggested that we go into the forest together. “Just the two of us,” he said. “I want us to spend a few hours alone.” Mom overheard our conversation. “Robert, why the forest of all places?” Dad smiled awkwardly. “Because no one will disturb us there.” Mom said nothing, but her face turned pale. I already had a feeling that something wasn’t right. Nevertheless, I agreed to go. On Sunday morning, we left home. Dad was unusually quiet in the car. Every now and then, he glanced at me, only to turn his attention back to the road. After about forty minutes, we arrived at the forest. At first, we followed an ordinary trail, but then Dad suggested that we venture deeper among the trees. “I want to show you a wonderful place.” “Dad, there’s hardly anyone around here.” “That’s exactly why I brought you here.” I began to feel uneasy. A few minutes later, we reached an old wooden bench. Dad stopped, looked around, and then turned toward me. Suddenly, he grabbed my hand. “We’re finally alone.” I looked at him in surprise. “What’s going on?” He looked directly into my eyes. “Emilia, come here. Let me kiss you.” Instinctively, I stepped back. “Dad, why are you talking like that?” He took a step toward me. “Because I’ve been waiting for this moment for a very long time.” I felt my heart beating faster and faster. “What are you trying to tell me?” Dad placed one hand on my shoulder. “Don’t be afraid. I’m not going to hurt you.” I immediately pushed his hand away. “Dad, please, stop coming closer.” His expression changed. “Emilia, you’ve misunderstood me.” “THEN EXPLAIN YOURSELF!” He glanced toward the old bench. “First, I want you to do something for me.” “What?” “Close your eyes.” I froze. “Why?” “Trust me. Just for a few seconds.” “NO!” Dad let out a deep sigh. “I’ve waited nineteen years for this day.” At that moment, I remembered all his strange words. “You’ve grown into a very beautiful young woman.” “If I kissed you, would you be upset with me?” “No one will disturb us there.” I slowly began backing away. “I want to go home.” Dad reached into his pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. “Emilia, please. Look at this first.” I asked in a trembling voice: “What’s inside?” He didn’t answer. Instead, he said: “Your mother must never find out that I brought you here.” What happened next? Read the continuation in the comments!

    Yes. Ana used to say that no matter what happens to her life, her child will never lack love.
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    I squeezed the medallion in my palm.
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    At that point, my mother pulled out of the box a white, sealed envelope.
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    There is something else, Emilia.
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    I looked at her surprised.
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    What exactly?
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    A letter from Ana. He wrote it before you were born. He asked us to give it to you when you’re old enough to understand.
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    I took the envelope with my hands trembling. On the face was written, with a beautiful and rounded writing:
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    “To my little girl.”
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    I slowly unwrap the paper.
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    “My dear Emilia,
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    If you read this letter, it means that you have grown up and that you have started to ask yourself questions about the world you live in. Maybe one day you’ll wonder where you came from and who loved you before you could say the first word.
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    I want you to know that I loved you from the moment I found out you were. I don’t know what you’re going to look like, what color your eyes will have or what kind of woman you’re going to become, but I know you’re already the most beautiful thing that’s happened to me.
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    I’m scared, Emilia. I’m afraid of childbirth, the future and the fact that I’m not going to be a good enough mother. But I promise you I will do everything I can for you.
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    If life ever separates us, don’t think you’ve been abandoned. Sometimes people leave unwittingly. But true love doesn’t go away with them.
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    Be brave. Never be ashamed of who you are. And don’t let anyone tell you that you’re worth less just because your story started differently than the others.
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    I love you more than these words can contain.
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    Your mother, Ana.”
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    When I finished reading, the paper was wet from my tears.
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    My mother hugged me. This time, I didn’t pull out. We both cried, without trying to say anything.
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    Robert stayed in the chair with his eyes in the ground.
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    After a few minutes, I looked at him.
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    “Why did you say that my mother doesn’t have to know that you took me to the forest?”
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    He sighed.
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    “Because she wanted us to tell you the truth together, at home. I insisted that I take you to that place, convinced that it would be a special moment. I didn’t want him to know that I did this without consulting her.
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    My mother looked at him with sadness.
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    “Robert,” I told you so many times that we shouldn’t make the truth about Ana even bigger.
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    He agreed.
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