Sam's worst agony had finally come. He dreaded the day that Allie would know that he was not her biological father. He was afraid of too many things, including the possibility that she would blame him for not telling her the truth. They lived a life of hardship and poverty and she could have been spared if her real father was given the right to know her. She could have lived in luxury rather than fighting against the difficulties and struggles of their daily living. Such insecurities pressed him down, what he could only offer was the income of a mere factory laborer. The only wealth he could give was accepting her as his own daughter.
He sat quietly beside Mary who was in tears with Allie and he was glad that she accepted the truth with an open mind. However, he was the pillar of their home and such a decision to tell her the truth when she was younger relied on him. This thought made his guilt spiked higher as he watched them.
