They Lost Her the Day She Graduated — But an Old Album Discovered 22 Years Later Held the Answers They Never Expected
On a warm June evening in 1990, Lena’s home was filled with the sweet scents of lilacs and fresh vanilla pie—her mother’s special recipe for the graduation celebration. Lena twirled joyfully in her blue dress, laughter bubbling as she admired herself in the mirror. Her father, Nikolai, watched her with a smile that held pure…