Author: Vase My

In the quiet rural town of Willow Creek, nestled in the rolling hills of upstate New York, a baby girl was born. Her arrival should have filled the modest home of Sarah and Michael with joy, but instead, it cast a shadow of discontent over their lives. Sarah, the baby’s mother, adored her daughter, Emily, who was now three months old. Despite Emily’s distinctive features—a broad nose, large, expressive eyes, and prominent birthmarks on her cheek—Sarah’s love for her was boundless. Yet, Sarah couldn’t escape the piercing stares of her neighbors, their judgmental glances sharp as thorns. At the local…