⋮ ♯ ┆𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐧.ᐟ.ᐟˎˊ˗

You and Jesse had been together for quite some time. Your relationship was tender and close, but for a long time you had the feeling that he was hiding something from you.

There were certain things you'd never seen: photographs of Jesse as a child, for example. You'd also never seen him shirtless, he never changed in front of you, and he avoided talking about certain personal matters. At first, you thought he was simply reserved. After all, Jesse had his moments when he preferred to keep things to himself.

You started turning the pages.

They showed a little girl with Jesse's family. At first, you didn't think much of it. However, the more you looked at the photos, the more familiar her face seemed.

Until you finally understood.

That girl was not a stranger.

It was Jesse.

You stared at the photograph for a few seconds, trying to process it. Suddenly, many of the things that had seemed strange before began to make sense.

And, for the first time, you understood that Jesse had been keeping a very important part of his story to himself.