"Mom. I need to ask you something and I need you to tell me the truth."
"Jade? What's wrong?"
"My father. The one-night stand. What was his name?"
Silence.
"Mom."
"Why are you asking this now?"
"What was his name?"
A long pause. Then, quietly:
"Mom. I need to ask you something and I need you to tell me the truth."
"Jade? What's wrong?"
"My father. The one-night stand. What was his name?"
Silence.
"Mom."
"Why are you asking this now?"
"What was his name?"
A long pause. Then, quietly: