recently.” Nervously, she played with her napkin. “I am angry I have missed so much of your life, but also so blessed to finally find you.” “Tatianna never told you about me?” She frowned. “No. My daughter left home when she was sixteen in search of better things, I suppose. I never saw her again. . . Well, that is not true. I saw her in a few magazines.” She gave me a sad smile. “But I am curious about why you speak of her as if you didn’t know her.” I swallowed. “I didn’t. I saw her visit my papa sometimes when I was little, but I never did meet her.” She shook her head. “Oh, Tatianna. Comment as-tu pu faire ça a ta fille?” How could you do that to your daughter? “There is something you should know about your mother. She looked healthy on the outside, but on the inside . . . she was not well.” She dabbed her tears with the napkin. “Tatianna . . . lacked something inside her. She didn’t love in the same way others do... In fact, I’m not sure she loved at all. She may not have been in your life, but I promise you, her choice had nothing to do with you.” I thought I’d gotten along fine without knowing much about my mother, but now, I realized I needed to hear this. It sounded like my mother really was a psychopath. I didn’t know how to process all the information, so I stared out the window at the passersby. “You look so much like Tatianna, I thought it was her when you walked in. But I can see now, you are so much different than your mother.” I pulled my gaze back to her. “How so?” “Well, for starters, I never saw Tatianna cry. Not even as a child when she hurt herself.” “T’ve been told I’m a faucet.” She laughed. “You get that from me. I can cry at the drop of a hat.” I smiled. “Do you have a good relationship with your father?” she asked. I shifted in my seat, my chest tightening. She couldn’t know my papa was the one who murdered her pregnant daughter. If she knew, would she despise me? My stomach churned. I chewed my lip. “He always treated me well, but...” “You don’t have to say anymore.” I raised a brow. “Those magazines showed me a lot more than just Tatianna’s pictures. I knew the people she involved herself with were not the best.” She added