once upon a time there was a girl.  she had a family.  the family was normal.

once upon a time, something happened to her.  something secret.  something she has never uttered out loud.  she probably would have suppressed this secret except that she has a sister with the same secret.  and if a secret can't die if two people can't share it, it certainly can't if there is a third person who is the secret.

once upon a time, the girl grew up.  but she never loved anyone.  not really.  not even herself.  not really.

but she married.  she had two children.  she loved her husband and her children, but she never felt it was a real good kind of love.

once upon a time, the girl's life crashed hard.

her mother died.  a month later her mother's sister moved in with her father.  her father invited the mother of the secret to share his home.

once upon a time there was a girl.  she had a family, but not any more.  the family was normal, but not any more.

once upon a time the girl grew up.  and she is incredibly alone.  and she doesn't know what to do about it.