A Gift for Philomena — Dara Girard

Philomena Hawkes feels stuck.
Stuck in the kitchen of her selfish brother and his wife.
Stuck in her role as caretaker for their children.
She thinks her boring life of drudgery will never change.
Then a mysterious package arrives from someone from her past, giving her a chance to change her life forever.
A short story by award winning author Dara Girard
This story and four others are included in "The Lady Next Door and Other Stories"