Off The Record
My Husband Gave Our Son His Laptop, But He Forgot To Delete The Private Pictures He Had On It
When Brian wanted to use his father’s computer, he discovered a “PRIVATE” folder that was password-protected. His curiosity overcame him, and he was able to deduce the password for the folder. But what was inside startled him.
The eighteen-year-old college student Brian was deep in concentration on his project, and the Greenwood house was silent. Brian’s teacher and esteemed economics professor, Alex, looked exhausted after a day at college when he got home. Brian’s mother, Amanda worriedly said, “You look exhausted,” as she greeted Alex.
Sighing, Alex said, “It’s been a long day,” talking about the demands of the end of the semester.
The subject of Brian’s college experience came up at supper with the family. Brian said, “Classes are good,” and then, a little nervously, “There’s this girl, Elizabeth White, but she seems to avoid me.”
At her remark, Alex tensed up. “Elizabeth White? Brian, you should avoid her as much as possible. She’s not a positive influence,” he remarked in an unusually firm tone.
“Why, Father? What’s the matter with her?” Surprised, Brian enquired.
“She’s known to be quite frivolous… seen with various boys.”
Brian felt discouraged. Elizabeth was very much to his liking. “Anyhow. Could I use your laptop later, dad? His was behaving strangely, so he changed the subject.”
Alex said, “Of course, you can use it anytime.”
With the home to himself the next morning, Brian took a seat in front of his father’s laptop. His curiosity got the better of him and he discovered a password-protected “Private” section. He remembered “Rocky0710,” the date of their dog’s birth, and was shocked to see what was within when it truly opened the folder.
Brian felt his pulse quicken as he clicked open the first picture. It was a photo of his father cozily holding hands with Elizabeth with the ocean in the background. In another picture, Elizabeth was giving him a peck on the cheek.
Brian was struck hard by the situation’s realism; it became clear why his father had always opposed Elizabeth.
“How could he?” Feeling astonished and heartbroken, Brian muttered.
Brian’s anger increased as he continued to consider how his father had betrayed his mother. He feared his mother would not be able to accept the reality about Alex. Brian, though, also harbored a desire to get revenge on his father for his actions.
Days stretched into weeks, and Brian remained silent about his sentiments as he worked out a strategy. He determined that the graduation ball would be the ideal occasion to exact his retribution.
Excitation was in the air on the night of the ball.
Carrying the weight of his secret, Brian finally stepped up to the stage. With a firm voice, he announced, “Today, I’m going to share the truth about my dad.” As he said that, the pictures of Alex and Elizabeth were shown on a big screen, causing a huge gasp in the hall.
Whispers flooded the crowd as Alex stood up and moved toward the stage. He struggled to speak, his confession weighing heavily on him. “I’ve been unfaithful to both my son and my wife for a long time,” he said.
Carla Thompson, the principal, attempted to stop him, but Alex persisted in speaking. However, it’s not what you believe. I am not Elizabeth’s girlfriend. He revealed, “She’s actually my daughter,” leaving everyone stunned.
Alex said, “And her mother is Mrs. Thompson, the college director.”
Everyone in the hall was experiencing a range of emotions as they attempted to process what Alex had just revealed.
It transpired that 18 years prior, during Brian’s infancy, Alex and his spouse, Amanda, got into a heated dispute. After learning that she was seeing someone else via his friend Adam, he became enraged with her. “How could you subject me to this? To us? I saw the pictures you took with him.” Alex shouted at her.
As though she wasn’t at fault, Amanda was astounded. In actuality, though, she wasn’t. She even made an attempt to clarify that everything was all a misunderstanding and that she was at a friend’s house.
Alex, though, would not listen. Enraged, he stormed out of the house and headed to a neighboring bar in an attempt to forget his problems. The drink server made an effort to cheer him up, but it was Carla—a teacher at the college where Alex was the principal at the time and his former coworker—who asked him to come to her birthday celebration at the bar that evening in order to divert his attention.
Carla noticed that Alex wasn’t feeling well as the evening wore on and the celebration came to an end. She then offered to take him to her house. They ended up kissing and spending the night together after drinking too much.
After what he’d said to Amanda, Alex felt terrible about what had transpired when he woke up at Carla’s apartment the following day.
Amanda was concerned when he arrived home early in the morning. “Alex, how are you doing? You smell like booze,” she remarked, looking visibly distressed.
Alex lied about his whereabouts in order to hide what he had done. He answered, dodging Amanda’s glance, “I was just at a mate’s place and lost track of time.”
It was then Amanda shared her truth. “You know those photos of me and that guy at the hotel? Well, he was planning a surprise for your birthday,” she said, showing some receipts to clear up the confusion.
Alex apologized to Amanda after feeling terrible and understanding that she hadn’t done anything wrong. “I really apologize. I ought to have had faith in you.” But in order to avoid upsetting her further, he chose not to tell her about his own error.
Amanda stated, “From now on, let’s promise to believe in each other,” and they made the decision to begin anew. Amanda set out to make sure Alex had a wonderful birthday, and she tried her hardest. Everyone at the celebration was having a blast, including Carla. Friends, relatives, and coworkers were all laughing and telling stories.
But when Carla pulled Alex aside, things changed. She sounded very serious when she said, “We need to talk.” Alex then trailed after her outdoors. “I’m pregnant, Alex, and it’s your baby,” she suddenly revealed.
Alex was shocked. His reputation would be destroyed if his one-night stand came out in public. So Carla devised a plan: “I’ll move away, have the baby, and then give it to a shelter. When I return, I want to take your job as the principal. I don’t want this child.”
Alex agreed. “Okay, Carla. We’ll do it your way,” he said, making a big decision that would change their lives.
When Alex had completed telling his narrative to the kids and professors, Brian’s eyes got really big. Astonished by what they learned, the hall became silent.
Elizabeth lost all control over her rage. She exploded at Alex, saying, “When I found you, you told me that my mother died and that you never knew that you had a daughter!”
Elizabeth, I was afraid. Alex said, pleading for pardon, “I couldn’t face the truth about the shelter…about leaving you.”
Elizabeth, however, hit him back and walked away. A man who had lied to her and his family was not someone she wanted to work with.
Brian angrily said, “I never want to see you again,” to Alex. “You’re a liar and a traitor.”
Shaken, he also walked out of the hallway. Amidst all of this, Amanda began to call out for assistance after suffering a heart attack due to the shock of what she had learned. Amidst amazement and alarm, the crowd parted as the emergency team hurried in.
Alex sobbed by herself on a seat as the paramedics carried her away. By telling the truth, he attempted to make things better, but it just made everything worse. Amanda became seriously ill due to the stress, Brian was unable to forgive him for his betrayal, and Elizabeth was unable to get past his falsehoods.
As he sat there on a calm evening, Alex became aware of how his decisions had upset a number of individuals. Restoring order seems to be quite difficult. He was aware that he had to acknowledge the pain he had caused and work slowly but surely to win back their trust.
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