A Very Interesting Keepsake

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I never had a chance to meet my husband's father. He has passed for a year when we started going out. But from the old pictures, I can see that my man took after his old man. His father served in the army, and was so handsome. Probably why my husband joined the USMC. My husband showed me the trinkets that he got when his dad passed. He got an old rolex watch which has seen better days, a silver chain necklace, and a silver chain bracelet that has a bar that opens like a locket. Inside that locket is a picture of a young beautiful woman from the old days. I asked my husband who the woman is, and he told me that when he asked his dad about it, his dad never answered. He said he also asked his mom, and his mom does not want to talk about it. My husband is not very close to his family. So he did not pursue asking. I told him what if that woman is your real mother? He told me that is impossible because he was born at home. All he knows is that whoever the woman is, his dad held her dear to his heart to have kept her picture all these years, and even passed it along to him. It is odd that his mom is aware of this picture, and never let it be an issue. They are sure it's not his dad's sister, or aunt or any other female relative. It is one of those secrets that will never be known. His dad took it with to his grave, and his mom will never talk about it.