01/18/2025
I RETURNED HOME AND FOUND A BABY AND THREE LETTERS ON MY KITCHEN TABLE—THE TRUTH BEHIND IT SHOOK MY WORLD.
After nearly a year abroad, all I wanted was to return to my wife and the warmth of home. She had visited me during my time away, but nothing compared to being home together.
But when I walked through the door, the house was eerily quiet. My wife, usually there to greet me, was nowhere to be found. Feeling uneasy, I headed to the kitchen and froze. On the table was a wicker basket with a tiny, peacefully sleeping baby inside.
Beside the basket were three letters. The first one, written in an unfamiliar handwriting, read, "ALEX, THIS IS YOUR DAUGHTER. HER NAME IS LILY. TAKE CARE OF HER. — MILA."
Confused, I reached for the second letter, from my wife, "ALEX, I FOUND THIS CHILD ON OUR DOORSTEP WITH THAT LETTER. I’M LEAVING YOU."
There was one more letter, and it sent a chill down my spine, "DON’T ⬇️