It only took a simple DNA test to unravel everything I thought I knew. I remember staring at the screen, frozen, my breath caught in my throat. My mind screamed that it had to be a mistake—but deep down, my heart already knew the truth.
From that moment on, nothing in my life would ever be the same again.
A DNA test was supposed to be a fun, harmless birthday gift to myself. I wanted to trace my ancestry, maybe find a distant cousin or two.
Instead, it destroyed everything I believed about who I was. My name is Lucas, and until a few days ago, I thought my life was perfect.
I grew up as an only child, and my parents—Helen and Richard—made me feel like I was the center of their world.
We weren’t rich, but they always found a way to make life comfortable. I got the latest gadgets before my friends, surprise presents for no reason, and endless affection. Just last week, Dad came home with the newest VR headset.
“What’s the occasion?” I asked, grinning.
He chuckled. “Do I need an occasion to spoil my favorite son?”
Mom laughed from the kitchen.
“You mean your only son.”
“Exactly!” Dad said, ruffling my hair. “That means he gets double the love.”
That was how it always was—comfortable, easy, perfect.
Until the DNA test changed everything.
It started of boredom, really. One of those ancestry kits that promised to tell you where your ancestors came from. I spat into the little plastic tube, mailed it off, and forgot about it.
A few weeks later, on a rainy Thursday afternoon, I got the notification: Your DNA results are ready.
Excited, I grabbed my laptop. The heritage section was fascinating enough—some German, a bit of Irish, and, surprisingly, a strong trace of Mediterranean.
But none of that mattered when I scrolled down to the “Relatives” section. That’s where I froze.
“Close Family Match: Sibling.
Name: Aaron P.”
I blinked. Refreshed the page. Closed and reopened the browser.
A sibling?
That couldn’t be right. I was an only child.
Everyone knew that. I stared at the name again: Aaron.
My fingers trembled as I grabbed my phone and called the DNA company’s support line.
“Hi, I think there’s a mistake in my results,” I said, my voice shaking. “Hello, Lucas,” replied a cheerful representative. “Can you tell me what the issue is?”
“It says I have a brother.
That’s… impossible.”
She paused.
“I understand how confusing that can be. But our close-relative matches are extremely accurate.
If it says you share enough DNA for a sibling relationship, it’s correct.”
Her calm tone made my head spin. After I hung up, I just sat there, staring at the screen, trying to process it.
I waited until Dad got home before saying anything.
I didn’t want to upset Mom right away. When he walked through the door, loosening his tie, I tried to sound casual. “Hey, Dad.
Remember that DNA test I took?”
He nodded distractedly.
“Yeah. Get any royal ancestors?”
“Not exactly.
It matched me with someone named Aaron. Says he’s my brother.”
He froze mid-step.
The color drained from his face.
“Where did you hear that name?” he asked, his voice suddenly low and shaky. My stomach dropped. He sank into the couch, putting his head in his hands.
“Don’t tell your mother,” he said quietly.
“She doesn’t know. Years ago—before you were born—I made a mistake.
An affair. I… didn’t know there was a child.”
I stood there, stunned.
He looked genuinely devastated, and against my better judgment, I believed him.
I promised to keep it quiet—for now. But deep down, something didn’t add up. He’d looked too frightened, not guilty.
Like he was hiding something far bigger.
That night, I couldn’t stop thinking about the name Aaron. So I logged back into the DNA platform and sent him a message.
Hi, I think we’re a match. I’m Lucas.
I just got my results today.
To my surprise, he replied almost immediately. Lucas?! I’ve been searching for you for years.
Is it really you?
My heart pounded. Do you mean me personally?
You think you know me? Of course I know you.
You’re my brother.
We agreed to meet the next day at a coffee shop downtown. I didn’t tell my parents. When I walked in, I spotted him instantly.
He looked almost like my reflection—same brown eyes, same nose, same lopsided grin.
It was eerie. “Lucas?” he asked, standing up.
I nodded, speechless. He smiled, emotional.
“I can’t believe this.
It’s really you.”
We sat down, and he started talking like we were catching up after years apart. “Do you still remember the swing by the lake? We used to fight over who got the side with the rusty chain,” he said with a laugh.
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