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Chapter 1 - Chapter One: The Switch

Emily and Timothy were born on the same day, in the same hospital but to two different sets of parents. Due to unsatisfuction the two babies were switched and they both went home with the wrong family. Emily lived with the loving but poor Wilsons and Timothy lived with the wealthy and influential Smiths.

Four years have now passed and Emily had started Pre-Kindergarten. One unfateful day as Emily played in the school playground, she suddenly had a seizure and fainted. She was immediately rushed to hospital where her parents were called. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson arrived at the hospital within thirty minutes.

On reaching, they bumped into the doctor "Doc! Is my baby alright?"Mrs Wilson asked in a shaking voice. "Umm... ma'am I believe your Emily Wilson's mother. So we ran different tests on your daughter and most of them were negative but we sadly discovered that your daughter has a brain tumor." the doctor replied. "Noooo!! It can't be. Not my baby girl nooo!!" Mrs. Wilson cried out. On hearing this news, the couple was left devastated. They felt like their entire world was trembling down. It left them in disbelief knowing that it was their only child in that condition. Mr. Wilson stood next to his wife trying as much as he could to hold in his tears. The doctor looked down at some files he was holding, flipped through some pages and looked up at the couple. "Umm... basing on what I see here, your daughter will need surgery as soon as possible." "Doctor, how much will it cost." Mrs Wilson asked in a shaking voice. "Well if we include all the necessities, the surgery and medicines, it will cost about $750,000 bed rest exclusive. Bed rest charges come alone depending on the recovery process." Mrs. Wilson broke down into tears as her husband held her in a tight hug. "Why us Lord? Why my baby? She's all I have. How will we get all that money?" Mrs. Wilson cried out. "For now your daughter is out of danger but she'll need the surgery or you'll lose her." " Love calm down I'll do all it takes to save our daughter." Mr. Wilson assured his wife.

~Meanwhile at the Smiths~

The Smiths were a family known for always being perfect, having smiles always and their kind hearts for helping others. On addition they were known for their generational wealth. But no one knew what was behind the closed doors. That behind those smiles were tears and imperfection.

An afternoon Mr. Smith was going through some documents in his study room, he heard a knock on his door. "Come in!" he exclaimed. (door squeaks) Isabelle, his wife, who was at the door entered "Umm... my love.." "What do you want!? Can't you let me be alone for once? Aahh!!" Mr Smith shouted in an agitated tone cutting his wife short sentence mid way. "Honey, Timothy wants to go to the park as family, all together" Mrs. Smith explained as she bowed her head. "What don't you see? Are you blind or something? Has your stupidity also affected your eyesight" Mr. Smith shouted as he banged the table at which he was sitted. "Who are you shouting at Smith? Smith I'm your wife." "Shut up! We all know this marriage ain't real and I'm putting up with you because of my son and mom."

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