Revelation

"What are you talking about?" Nial asked as his smile faltered.

"The young boy in the picture is Killian, Maline, and my son. He died 22 years ago, just a few days before Maline found you…" Miles answered. His voice was trembling and he was getting quieter the more he spoke.

But Nial could hear everything. 

"He was ill, and we couldn't afford the medicine to treat him. I just hope he didn't suffer as much as my wonderful wife. Maline was so tortured by the loss of her child that she would often go to the playgrounds where they had always played. She stayed there for several days without eating or drinking anything, and she didn't get any sleep either…" 

Nial's lips twitched and he was not even able to force a smile on his face.

'Is that for real?'