I Kicked Out My Grandparents, Who Raised Me, From My Graduation — Karma Quickly Taught Me a Lesson

“What do you mean?” I asked, my eyes searching his face for honesty.

“They were always judging me,” he continued, shaking his head. “Your grandfather thought I was a loser because I didn’t have a fancy job. They wanted your mom to marry someone else. When you were born, it got worse.”

My heart ached. “Why didn’t you come back? Why didn’t you try to find me sooner?”

Silently, he pulled out his phone and showed me old text messages from Grandma. They were filled with anger and demands to stay away.

My hands shook as I read them. “I can’t believe they would do this.”

“They thought they were protecting you,” he said softly, squeezing my hand. “They didn’t trust me, and I can’t blame them for being angry, but they lied to you. I’ve been trying to get back into your life ever since.”

Tears welled up in my eyes. “Why did you come to my graduation?”

“I heard about it through an old friend,” he explained. “I wanted to see you, to congratulate you. I thought maybe enough time had passed that you’d be ready to meet me.”

I nodded slowly, absorbing his words.

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