I Was Curious Why My Parents Kept an Old Videotape in the Safe until I Saw What Was on It

“Chloe! Come here, Chloe!” her mom’s voice said.

Lucy was shocked. Who was Chloe?

She learned the truth: Chloe was her sister, their first daughter. She died in a car accident. Devastated, her parents adopted Lucy as a baby. They never told her, fearing she’d feel like a replacement.

Lucy went to the nursing home, showed the tape, and asked about Chloe. Her mom told the painful story. Lucy was silent, then hugged her mom.

“You’re my mom. That’s all that matters,” Lucy said.

For the first time in years, the rift between them healed. Sometimes, the truth can fix long – lasting pain.