Love beyond bloodline_ And our paths crossed

Mantle's story was one of resilience carved from ruins. By nine, she had known too much of the world's cruelty, her childhood stolen by the one place that should have been her sanctuary-home. Her mother, a woman whose soul seemed cloaked in shadows, turned their house into a cage where love was replaced with pain. Mantle's famous words are "We don't stay free at our homes; we pay with our mental health"

But Mantle refused to be defined by her past. Therapy became her lifeline, and her therapist-who secretly was falling for her, helped her navigate through situations. In between she was trying to reconnect with her brother, after so many years, of which became a hard journey; a wild goose chase.

And then, there was an anonymous gifter. He dropped stuff on her doorstep almost every day of which made Mantle concerned.