Girl (4) Receives Small Baby Doll From Stranger. When Parents See What It Is, They Turn Pale

Feeling Uneasy Alone

With my husband already off to work, the house felt strangely quiet as I busied myself. That uneasiness from seeing the doll stubbornly stuck with me.

Had I forgotten to put it back, I wondered? Maybe she snuck in and grabbed it when I wasn’t looking? These thoughts danced around my mind, creating little ripples of anxiety.

I made a mental note to ask her about it later, unsure why it made me so unsettled.