Chapter 43 - THE LAST RECORDINGOne year after the scandal, Noah found another recording from Mara.

It had been hidden inside the laboratory.
He played it alone.
Mara appeared on screen.
She looked tired.
But she was smiling.
“If you are watching this, Noah, then you are older now.”
Noah stared at the screen.
“I wish I could have told you everything.”
She paused.
“But I wanted you to have one thing.”
Noah leaned closer.
“Your own choice.”
Mara continued.
“People will tell you who your father is.”
“They will tell you what your family means.”
“They will tell you what you owe them.”
“But you are not a debt.”
Noah's eyes filled with tears.
“You are not a mistake.”
“And you do not have to become anyone they expect.”
The recording ended.
Noah sat in silence.
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Then he whispered:
“I know, Mom.”
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