FLASHBACK: Five years after Julie's passing…

Amber's eyes widened as a little girl bounced into her room, her curly black hair bobbing with each step.

"I'm Sophia! What's your name?" the little girl asked, beaming with a wide smile.

Amber stuttered, her voice barely above a whisper. "Am-Amber?"

Sophia's enthusiasm didn't waver. "I'm so glad you're my sister!"

Amber gathered her courage. "Are you going to be my new sister?"

Sophia nodded excitedly, coming to her bedside. "Yup! Mommy and Daddy had me! But we couldn't live here yet because Daddy needed time to be happy again after his first wife passed away."

Amber's eyes locked onto Sophia's, her expression...