I Laid My Son to Rest 15 Years Ago – When I Hired a Man at My Store, I Could Have Sworn He Looked Exactly Like Him

“You knew it was mine?”

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No one spoke for a long time.

Finally, I pushed back from the table.

“I need some air.”

Then I walked out, and Barry must’ve left, cause he wasn’t around when I returned.

I barely slept that night. Memories of my son haunted me.

But Barry also featured. I thought about everything he’d told us.

He wasn’t around when I returned.

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When morning came, I drove to the store as per usual.

Barry was already there. When he saw me, he looked nervous.

“Morning,” he said quietly.

“Come with me,” I replied.

We stepped into the office. I sat down.

“Do you know why I hired you?”

He shook his head.

“Because you looked like my son,” I said.

Barry was already there.

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His eyes widened.

“Same name and age. It felt like fate,” I continued. “I never told Karen, but before you started working here, I began having dreams about my boy. In them, he kept telling me that the truth would be revealed.”

Barry looked stunned.

“When I first saw you, I thought you looked exactly like him. But after last night, I realized you don’t.”

“I am sorry.”

“I think maybe my son’s spirit followed you. Maybe because of the guilt you carried all those years.”

“I began having dreams about my boy.”

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Barry’s eyes filled with tears. “I’m so sorry.”

I stood up. “I know. You were just a scared kid. You ran. Kids do that.”