Jude Russell

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“I met him in Istanbul” by Jude Russell

Submitted to Contest #267

So, he exists. This man I had never heard of, never imagined, exists. And he’s in Istanbul, which means that I am half Turkish. I don’t have a problem with any of this, except for the lies and deceit of course, the hiding away from me of someone important, someone of my blood. So a few minor issues. On the other hand, my step-father, who I have always thought of as father, is devastated, and when we say goodbye at the airport he weeps. It wasn’t the first time I’d seen him cry: he cried when I left home to go to university, he cried at my gr...

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