As we were about to board our flight, my stepmother suddenly breached the airport security checkpoint and tried to ki:dnap my baby right out of my arms.

realized. Screenshots. Voicemails. Doorbell camera clips. Photos of letters Patricia had shoved under our door.

One letter said, You are too young to understand what motherhood costs.

Another said, Lily knows my voice. She will come peacefully.

I had told myself those words were disturbing but not criminal. I had been afraid of sounding dramatic.

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