The story of today is about a woman who learns a shocking truth about her past after discovering an abandoned stroller in the middle of the road, with a baby who looks exactly like her son!
“Mom! Mom! There’s a stroller outside the park with a cute little girl inside!” said Timothy to his mother, Phoebe. It was a Sunday morning, and Phoebe had decided to stop by a park after Timothy insisted on playing there. She was exhausted from her morning jog but gave in to Timothy because he wouldn’t stop pleading.
“Oh, is that so, sweetheart?” Phoebe said with a smile, wiping sweat from her face after he ran up to her. “Is she cuter than you?”
Phoebe found an abandoned stroller in the middle of an empty road | Photo: Shutterstock
“Yes, Mom!” Timothy nodded his little head. “She’s beautiful, and she’s alone. There’s no one around her. Can we take her home?”
“She’s alone? Where’s her mother?” Phoebe wondered. “Can you take me there, sweetie? I think her mother must be around.”
“Yes, Mom. Come with me.”
Timothy took Phoebe’s hand and led her outside the park, where she noticed a stroller sitting in the middle of an empty road. The entire street seemed strangely quiet, with not a soul in sight.
Phoebe rushed to the baby, anxious to know who had left her in such a state, only to discover that the baby looked a lot like Timothy. Was this some kind of dream? Am I hallucinating? She rubbed her eyes and stared at the child, perplexed. But her doubts vanished when she picked up the baby and noticed a note that had fallen to the ground.
She took the note and began to read. “I’m sorry for leaving my child like this, but please take care of her,” it said. “Her name is Ava, and she’s only 6 months old.”
Phoebe found a note in the stroller | Photo: Unsplash
Concerned about the situation, Phoebe took the baby home and called her husband Daniel, who was on a business trip. “I’m sorry for calling so early, dear,” she explained, “but something strange happened today. I was in the park when I came across a baby who looks exactly like Timothy!”
“It’s not possible, Phoebe. I think you’re stressing too much. Just report it to the police, and they’ll handle it,” he mumbled, half awake from sleep.
“No, dear, trust me. Wait, I’ll send you a photo.” When Daniel looked at the photo, he, too, was perplexed. “But how is this possible? What do we do now?”
“And you know, that’s not all!” Phoebe said, worried. “I found a note inside the stroller. The mother abandoned her child because she didn’t want to take care of her. Should we do a DNA test? You see, 6 months ago, we moved from New York to Florida. So it’s definitely not my child, but…”
“But what? Do you really think I would cheat on you?” David snapped his fingers on the phone. “It’s not my baby, Phoebe!”
“I’m not saying that to offend you, but do you remember your ex-girlfriend Carla? You told me you met her last year, got drunk, and couldn’t remember what happened after. That’s what I mean when I say it’s a possibility.”
“Well, yes, that happened, but I’m almost sure nothing happened between us.”
“But, just for me, David, could we do a test?”
“Honestly, I can’t believe it, Phoebe! I’m sure it’s not my child, but let’s do it anyway. I’ll be there this weekend, and we’ll do it.”
Worried about the situation, Phoebe called David and told him everything | Photo: Unsplash
“Thank you, dear,” Phoebe said, then hung up the phone.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. After moving the stroller into her room, Phoebe opened the door and saw that it was her mother, Mrs. Watson, who had come to visit.
“Hi, sweetheart. How are you, and where is my adorable grandson? I made a pie for him,” she said with a smile.
“Well, Mom, can you come another day? I’m busy right now,” Phoebe said. She didn’t want her mother to learn about the baby. Mrs. Watson would ask thousands of questions, and Phoebe was almost sure the baby was Carla and David’s child. If her mother found out, it would be yet another scenario Phoebe knew she couldn’t handle.
“I can come later, sweetheart,” Mrs. Watson said. “But I want to see Timothy. I’ll meet him and leave, okay?”
“But Mom…” Before Phoebe could say anything, Mrs. Watson entered Phoebe’s house. “Timothy, where are you, sweetheart? Look, Grandma bought you a pie!”
And that’s what happened. A week later, Mrs. Watson learned from the police that Amanda had been found rummaging through a dumpster behind a restaurant. When Phoebe reunited with her sister at the police station, she couldn’t stop crying. She embraced her and promised that she would never leave her alone again.
Later, the two sisters went to Mrs. Watson’s home, where the elderly lady fed Amanda, bathed her, and gave her neat clothes to wear. Amanda thanked Mrs. Watson and Phoebe for taking care of her daughter, and that’s how the two sisters were reunited.
What can we learn from this story?
God works in mysterious ways. Phoebe could not have imagined that she had a sister and that she would meet her one day, but it happened. Lies tend to spread. Mrs. Watson thought that Phoebe would never discover the existence of her twin sister, but everything eventually came to light.