My Daughter Said Her Father Died

Synopsis

My daughter, Carla Preston, just ranked first citywide. My husband, Shane Preston, said he had an emergency at the hospital and couldn't make it to the ceremony. I sat by myself in the audience, watching her step onto the stage to accept her award. That was until my neighbor sent me a photo. Shane was sitting in the auditorium of a different school, next to a woman in a white dress. It was his first love. Carla picked up the microphone and glanced at me. "Thank you, Mom. For fifteen years, you've been the one holding this family together," she said. She paused for a couple of seconds and said, "My dad left us a long time ago." The audience went silent. That night, Shane's phone was blowing up with calls from relatives and friends.