For the next several hours, I couldn't think clearly.<\/p>\n
The man Vanessa had named was Daniel Mercer.<\/p>\n
I had never met him.<\/p>\n
According to Vanessa, he had been twenty-six when she became pregnant. He worked at the family business and had known Diane for years. Vanessa said she loved him, or thought she did. Diane believed he was unsuitable.<\/p>\n
Then Clara was conceived.<\/p>\n
Then Daniel was offered money to disappear.<\/p>\n
Then he survived the accident that everyone had believed killed him.<\/p>\n
I called Vanessa again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is he?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just said he knows about Clara.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe contacted me last year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom where?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cArizona.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn't you tell anyone?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I was ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Mom know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThink?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe received a letter from him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't know.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Clara.<\/p>\n
She was listening.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you get it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI'll try.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa agreed.<\/p>\n
Before we ended the call, she said,<\/p>\n
\u201cBetty.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI never stopped loving her.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Clara.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to tell her that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
I shook my head.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to show her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa went silent.<\/p>\n
Then she said,<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next morning, an email arrived.<\/p>\n
It was from a law office in Phoenix.<\/p>\n
The subject line contained Daniel Mercer's name.<\/p>\n
The attorney explained that Daniel had seen the news surrounding Vanessa's wedding and had become concerned that private family matters were being exposed publicly.<\/p>\n
He wanted to speak with me.<\/p>\n
I almost deleted the message.<\/p>\n
Then I saw the final sentence.<\/p>\n
I knew the child's father before she was born.<\/p>\n
That changed everything.<\/p>\n
I called the number.<\/p>\n
A man answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cBetty?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is Daniel.\u201d<\/p>\n
His voice was calm.<\/p>\n
Older than I expected.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you know me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew about you before you knew about me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means your mother told me about you.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Clara.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause after she sent me away, she needed someone to blame.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBlame me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen who?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVanessa.\u201d<\/p>\n
I listened.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me Vanessa had ruined everything. She said Vanessa had become obsessed with Cole and was carrying his child.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat wasn't true?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me Vanessa wanted to destroy your family.\u201d<\/p>\n
I frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would she say that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo make me leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a while.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI came back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThree months after you left.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou saw my mother?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you see Clara?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me the baby had been adopted.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe lied.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn't know where you had gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you knew about me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn't you find me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI hired someone.\u201d<\/p>\n
My hands went cold.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA private investigator.\u201d<\/p>\n
I thought about the receipt in Diane's box.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou found me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was told you didn't want contact.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed bitterly.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn't know that wasn't true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow long ago?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFourteen years.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at the floor.<\/p>\n
Fourteen years.<\/p>\n
Another person had tried to reach us.<\/p>\n
Another person had been blocked.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy contact me now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I saw Clara.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou saw her where?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnline.\u201d<\/p>\n
He paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cI recognized her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVanessa.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe looked exactly like Vanessa when she was young.\u201d<\/p>\n
I said nothing.<\/p>\n
Daniel continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn't want to interfere.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should have.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
He gave me an address.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Clara wants answers, I'll give them.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at her.<\/p>\n
She nodded.<\/p>\n
We arranged a video call.<\/p>\n
Daniel appeared on screen that evening.<\/p>\n
He was fifty-one.<\/p>\n
Gray at the temples.<\/p>\n
His face was lined, but his eyes were steady.<\/p>\n
When he saw Clara, he stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara smiled awkwardly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHi.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou look like your mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara glanced at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI've heard that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel laughed softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose everyone says it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWere you in love with her?\u201d<\/p>\n
He didn't answer immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you want to marry her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why did you leave?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause your grandmother gave me money and told me Vanessa didn't want me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe didn't?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I should have stayed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara asked,<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know about me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore I was born?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know Cole was my father?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked surprised.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVanessa told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid my grandmother know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why did everyone act like nobody knew?\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel smiled sadly.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause adults can build very complicated lies when they're afraid of consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara looked down.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ever see me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you wish you had?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
He swallowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have wondered about you for fifteen years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel's expression softened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don't owe me anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't expect to be part of your life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why did you want to talk to me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara thought about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I want to know what was real.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
He told her about Vanessa before the pregnancy.<\/p>\n
He told her about the pressure from Diane.<\/p>\n
He told her about the money.<\/p>\n
He told her about returning after the accident and discovering that Vanessa had married Grant.<\/p>\n
Then he said something that changed the story again.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour mother wasn't the only one Diane pressured.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho else?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCole.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told him Vanessa wanted nothing to do with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cole had never told us that.<\/p>\n
Daniel continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe threatened to destroy his reputation if he pursued Vanessa.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt sick.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe had business connections.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe also told him the baby wasn't his.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the test proved it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara looked at the screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo everyone knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone except you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn't know everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel leaned closer to the camera.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is one more thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour grandmother didn't send me away because she wanted Vanessa to marry Grant.\u201d<\/p>\n
I waited.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe sent me away because she was afraid I would tell Cole the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat truth?\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat she had already arranged for Clara to be placed with Betty.\u201d<\/p>\n
I frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn't make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does if you understand your grandmother.\u201d<\/p>\n
I waited.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe didn't trust Vanessa.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Vanessa had threatened to leave with Clara.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore the wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel looked at Clara.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wanted to run.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara's eyes filled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDiane stopped her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel looked away.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe locked Vanessa in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
I thought of the hospital.<\/p>\n
The wall.<\/p>\n
Vanessa refusing to look at Clara.<\/p>\n
Her fear.<\/p>\n
Her silence.<\/p>\n
I had always believed she had simply chosen herself.<\/p>\n
Now I wondered how many choices had been taken from her before she ever made one.<\/p>\n
But that did not erase what came afterward.<\/p>\n
She still chose silence for fifteen years.<\/p>\n
Clara seemed to understand that too.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe could have told me later.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Daniel said.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe could have come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe could have found Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara looked down.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo she still chose not to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was something honest about his answer.<\/p>\n
No excuses.<\/p>\n
No defense.<\/p>\n
Just fact.<\/p>\n
After the call ended, Clara sat silently for a long time.<\/p>\n
Then she said,<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't want another secret.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe won't keep one.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cPromise?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI promise.\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded.<\/p>\n
The next day, we went to see Cole.<\/p>\n
He listened to everything.<\/p>\n
When we told him Daniel had confirmed that Diane had blocked him, he became very quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me Vanessa wanted me gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou believed her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Vanessa stopped answering.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was locked in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cole closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn't know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked at Clara.<\/p>\n
\u201cI should have fought harder.\u201d<\/p>\n
She sat beside him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn't know where I was.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI could have found out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo could everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara reached for his hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon't make your whole life about what you failed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cole looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat should it be about?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat you do now.\u201d<\/p>\n
He smiled through tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
The following week, Vanessa agreed to meet all of us.<\/p>\n
Not at the old house.<\/p>\n
Not at the wedding venue.<\/p>\n
At a lawyer's office.<\/p>\n
She arrived alone.<\/p>\n
Diane did not come.<\/p>\n
Vanessa sat across from Clara.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to answer anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen answer this.\u201d<\/p>\n
She placed the old hospital photograph on the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you want me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa looked at the photograph.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you want to keep me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you try?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow many times?\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa closed her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThree.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara looked surprised.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe night you were born.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe day after.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the morning Betty left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom threatened to call the police and say Betty had kidnapped you.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Vanessa.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never told me that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou watched me leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you did nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa started crying.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a coward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least that's honest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa wiped her face.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to come after you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn't you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause every day I told myself I would do it tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd tomorrow became fifteen years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara sat back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa looked hopeful.<\/p>\n
Clara continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut understanding isn't forgiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
They sat in silence.<\/p>\n
Then Clara reached across the table.<\/p>\n
She didn't hug Vanessa.<\/p>\n
She simply touched her hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't hate you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa began crying again.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I don't know if I can be your daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI'll accept that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara pulled her hand back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI might someday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI'll wait.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon't wait.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara's voice was gentle.<\/p>\n
\u201cLive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanessa nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if I come back?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI'll decide then.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the first time, Vanessa smiled without trying to perform for anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the meeting, Clara walked outside.<\/p>\n
The afternoon sun had finally come through the clouds.<\/p>\n
She stood beside me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I'm done.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking for who I was supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
I waited.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
I pulled her into my arms.<\/p>\n
She laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon't make this weird.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won't.\u201d<\/p>\n
But as we walked toward the car, my phone rang.<\/p>\n
It was the attorney.<\/p>\n
\u201cBetty, I have one final document.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour mother filed a legal transfer fifteen years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Clara.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind of transfer?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFull guardianship.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf Clara?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom whom?\u201d<\/p>\n
The attorney hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cVanessa.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Clara.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Vanessa did legally give her to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVoluntarily?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is what the document says.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
For fifteen years, I had believed I had been forced to take Clara.<\/p>\n
The document suggested something more complicated.<\/p>\n
Vanessa had signed.<\/p>\n
She had chosen it.<\/p>\n
Maybe under pressure.<\/p>\n
Maybe out of fear.<\/p>\n
But she had signed.<\/p>\n
The attorney added one final sentence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a handwritten statement attached.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does it say?\u201d<\/p>\n
He read it aloud.<\/p>\n
\u201cI give my daughter to Betty because I believe Betty will love her enough to survive what I could not.\u201d<\/p>\n
I couldn't speak.<\/p>\n
Clara took my hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did it say?\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at her.<\/p>\n
And for the first time in fifteen years, I understood that the truth was not a single story.<\/p>\n
It was a collection of choices made by frightened people.<\/p>\n
Some cruel.<\/p>\n
Some cowardly.<\/p>\n
Some loving.<\/p>\n
And one choice that had changed everything.<\/p>\n
Mine.<\/p>\n
I had taken the baby.<\/p>\n
I had left.<\/p>\n
I had raised her.<\/p>\n
And now, finally, she was old enough to choose where the story went next.<\/p>\n
For the next several hours, I couldn't think clearly. The man Vanessa had named was Daniel Mercer. I had never met him. According to Vanessa, he had been twenty-six when … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sharestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6901,"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889\/revisions\/6901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onesharedstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}