While on their honeymoon, Lori and Chris were filled with love and eagerness for their future together. They returned from their honeymoon with a dazzling and joyous disposition.
However, the illusion was destroyed the instant they entered their house at that same time.
It was a gigantic, enigmatic black box that was sitting in the corridor. It was unremarkable, foreign, and disturbingly quiet.
The two of them looked at each other with apprehension.
It was Chris’s insistence that he had not placed any orders.
Lori knelt down and carefully raised the cover of the bowl.
The contents included a massive teddy bear that was holding a scarlet heart that had been sewed securely to its breast.
As a result of her insatiable curiosity, she pushed it.
A soft, quivering voice could be heard throughout the room:
What’s up, Daddy? “Dad, are you looking for me?”
It was a little girl who whispered those words, and they stopped time.
The voice belonged to a young girl called Kira, and it was describing her hospital room, the treatments she was receiving, and how she felt when she was alone and cold.
Her father was adamant that he should pay her a visit.
Then, his answer arrived, which was impersonal and dismissive, stating that he was too busy to respond.
For a moment, Chris did not move.
As the video of the tragic message played, Lori could hardly take a breath.
A letter envelope was found inside the package.
The shaking in Lori’s hands caused her to rip it open.
A note written by hand was found inside, and it was from Kira’s mother.
It brought to light a tragic reality: Chris had abandoned them many years ago, when Kira was afflicted with cancer.
He had relocated to a different state, severed all communication with others, and disregarded any efforts to get in touch with him.
The letter was not intended to exact retribution; rather, it was the truth that had been concealed for a very long time.
The most heartbreaking of all the documents that were sent were Kira’s death certificate and court documents about unpaid child support.
In her belief that her father had lost his love for her, she had committed suicide by herself.
The tears began to well up in Lori’s eyes.
Once, the guy she had married had abandoned his daughter, who was in the process of passing away.
Chris made an effort to expound, but the profound quiet that prevailed between them spoke more than words could.
They were asked to leave by Lori.
It was impossible to save anything at this point.
He went ahead and packed without any resistance and then shut the door behind him.
A silent and eerie representation of all that had been lost, the teddy bear remained in its original location.
Grieving but able to maintain her composure, Lori sat by herself on the porch.
A deeper reality had been revealed by the dissolution of her marriage, which had only lasted for seventeen days, and that was that love cannot last without honesty.
Moreover, there are certain betrayals that cannot be forgiven.