My Brother Was Believed Dead for Eight Years Until I Found Him Working at a 7-Eleven

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My mother listened without saying a word.

Rebecca twisted a tissue between her fingers until it came apart. “I believed what was convenient. That’s my shame, and I’ll carry it. But I swear to you, Elena, I did not know he had faked anything.”

My mother looked at Hannah, who was staring down at her shoes.

“What did he tell you about us?” she asked.

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