Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

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Jenna was on the brink of a significant surgery. For a three–year–old, it was a daunting prospect.

Sherilyn had long decided to gift Jenna something special, something

expensive. To afford this gift, she had been scrimping and saving for months, opting for simple meals of toast and water, even skipping on her favorite

sauce.

She was young and healthy and could handle a bit of hardship. But her Jenna, her poor little girl…

“Mommy?” Ever so innocent, Jenna perked up at Sherilyn’s words, a cautious excitement in her voice. “Really?”

she forced a smile.

childlike voice, “I want a Minnie Mouse doll.”

Jenna wanted was a limited edition toy model. Jenna had fallen in love with it back in Crestwood. But it was too expensive,

Sherilyn had never let that wish slip away. Even after moving to Sunhaven, she kept an eye out for it online, but to no avail. The links always turned up dead. Then, she heard that a store in Sunhaven hád it for sale offline. She was. determined to buy it to bring it back to Jenna in Crestwood. Especially with Jenna’s

of Jenna facing surgery

after a long day of rehearsals with Daphne and an evening shoot at the theater, Sherilyn returned to Serenity Street late into the night. Despite the hour,

set out for TeeMall. TeeMall, Sunhaven’s largest

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arrived.

was going on sale the following morning with pre–orders. First come, first served. So, there she was, ready to spend the night in line, ensuring she could

With a limited stock of twenty, her chances were good. Prepared,

grew colder, Sherilyn wrapped herself