Mom and Dad were stunned by Dr. Simmons’ words. For a long time, they could not say a single word. Belatedly, I realized that I had still wanted to keep living that morning. “Finley… We only wanted to celebrate her birthday, and then…”Thinking back on what had happened earlier in the day, Mom closed her eyes sheepishly. Dad slapped himself. Meanwhile, the look in Dr. Simmons’ eyes became more complicated. “Finley’s birthday is in winter. It’s summer now. Is she really even your daughter?”Mom suddenly opened her eyes. After a long time, she finally remembered that I did have a January birthday, unlike Rhea and Caleb. When I was brought home, to save money on the cake, Mom set my birthday in June so that we could celebrate it with Rhea’s birthday. With the passage of time, they had honestly forgotten when my real birthday was.“I don’t know what happened today, but I know you have two other children. If you want them to grow up healthily, I advise you to treat them both
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