When Anna noticed her 15-year-old daughter disappearing into the bathroom every afternoon, locking the door and emerging with red eyes, she feared the worst. But when the truth finally came to light, it shattered her heart in ways she never expected. What was Lily hiding behind that locked door?
I became a single mother when Lily was just four months old.
My husband walked out one morning, leaving nothing but a note on the kitchen counter that read, “I can’t do this. I’m sorry.”
The truth was, he couldn’t handle the responsibility of being a father.
The sleepless nights, the constant crying, and the overwhelming weight of another life depending on him were too much for him. He just packed his bags and disappeared from our lives, leaving me alone with a tiny baby and a mountain of bills I had no idea how to pay.
Those early years were the hardest of my life.
I worked double shifts at the diner, sometimes pulling 16-hour days just to keep the lights on and formula in the cupboard. My mother was my lifeline during those years. She looked after Lily while I was at work, rocking her to sleep when she cried and feeding her when I couldn’t be there.
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