It began on a quiet afternoon, with the arrival of a package. Inside a simple cardboard box, its journey etched into its battered corners, sat a porcelain doll. With its glassy blue eyes and faded pink dress, it was a relic from a bygone era. The family, intrigued, placed it on a living room shelf, an antique curiosity among their belongings. But its stillness was a deception. Soon, the subtle ...
