Once upon a time in a cozy neighborhood, there lived a girl named Maya, a vibrant and curious 10-year-old. Maya had a heart like the sun and a spirit as free as the wind. She lived with her white mother, Linda, who adopted her when she was just a baby, and her younger sister, Lily, who had fair skin and light blonde hair that danced like sunshine when she twirled.
One late spring afternoon, the three of them were in the kitchen baking cookies.