MY DAD, WHO LEFT OUR FAMILY 20 YEARS AGO, CALLED ME FROM HIS DEATHBED TO ASK FOR A FINAL WISH – WHAT HE ASKED FOR BROKE MY HEART. I have not seen my dad for most of my life. He left my mom and me when I was a teenager and never came back home. I tried not to think about him often, and it almost worked, until one night I got a call from an unknown number. When I hung up, I got a text saying, “ALICE, THIS IS YOUR DAD. PLEASE CALL. I AM IN THE HOSPITAL.” He never came around when I was in the hospital, he never came to my graduation either, and I knew I was supposed to be angry. But my heart almost stopped when I saw the text. “DON’T TELL YOUR MOM IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH. JUST CALL ME – DAD” With shaky hands, I dialed the number, not giving myself time for doubts. On the other end, there were beeping sounds, and then there was the voice that I hadn’t heard for twenty years. “I don’t have much time left, listen carefully. There is one thing that I need you to know before I ⬇️

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MY DAD, WHO LEFT OUR FAMILY 20 YEARS AGO, CALLED ME FROM HIS DEATHBED TO ASK FOR A FINAL WISH – WHAT HE ASKED FOR BROKE MY HEART. I have not seen my dad for most of my life. He left my mom and me when I was a teenager and never came back home. I tried not to think about him often, and it almost worked, until one night I got a call from an unknown number. When I hung up, I got a text saying, “ALICE, THIS IS YOUR DAD. PLEASE CALL. I AM IN THE HOSPITAL.” He never came around when I was in the hospital, he never came to my graduation either, and I knew I was supposed to be angry. But my heart almost stopped when I saw the text. “DON’T TELL YOUR MOM IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH. JUST CALL ME – DAD” With shaky hands, I dialed the number, not giving myself time for doubts. On the other end, there were beeping sounds, and then there was the voice that I hadn’t heard for twenty years. “I don’t have much time left, listen carefully. There is one thing that I need you to know before I ⬇️ Read More