That afternoon, the three of them sitting on the sofa, Alex took Daniel’s hand. “Champ,” he began, his voice trembling, “remember when Mom told you that your dad was an astronaut on a very long mission?” Daniel nodded, his eyes wide and expectant. “Well, the truth is… your dad isn’t an astronaut. Your dad is me.”
Daniel’s eyes widened even more, and then, with the simple logic of a child, he asked, “Then why weren’t you with me? Why didn’t you come to my birthday party?”
Alex felt a lump in his throat. “Your dad made a huge mistake, Daniel. I was so confused and scared when you were a baby, and I didn’t know how to be the father you needed. I left, and that was the worst thing I could have done. But I’m back, and I want to be the best dad in the world to you. If you give me a chance.”
Daniel looked at Sofia, who smiled at him with tears in her eyes. Then he looked at Alex, and with disarming innocence, threw himself into his arms. “You’re my dad!” he exclaimed, the end of the astronaut’s story and the beginning of a new reality.
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