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Five more years passed. One afternoon, Jonathan and Benjamin wandered into the forest and found the cabin. Inside stood a barefoot boy dressed in rags.
“Who are you?” Benjamin asked.
“Ruth comes to see me,” Daniel replied softly.
Suspicion grew. One night, Jonathan followed Ruth and heard her whisper, “You matter just as much as anyone in that big house.” The truth became impossible to ignore.
The twins confronted their mother.
“Did you lie about our brother?” Jonathan asked.
Amelia dropped her teacup. “What are you talking about?”
“We know,” Benjamin said. “He’s alive.”
She collapsed, sobbing. “Yes. He was born darker. I was afraid. I ordered Ruth to make him disappear.”
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