Emma confirmed it without noticing: "Sarah always likes to be the first to hear my news." * Jennifer felt a shiver run through her.
At school, two teachers mistook Sarah for Emma's aunt. A third warmly congratulated "this mother so invested" — pointing to Sarah. In the photos posted in the corridors, Sarah appeared in almost every photo. Jennifer, only on two.
Understanding to move forward
Sarah called him a few days later. Jennifer went home and found a room set up for a baby who had never arrived—years of difficult treatment, mourning carried in silence. And among the baby clothes: Emma's drawings, her school photos, even images of her very early childhood.
