In a small house in suburbia, there lived a small family.

There was mommy and daddy, and they had only one daughter.

And her name was Sabrina.

Sabrina was a beautiful child and her parents took pride at her creation.

She had the best toys and pretty dresses that made her look like a porcelain doll.

She was always shown off to her parents' friends and relatives whenever there was a party.

She was an obedient child.

She was always well behaved and quiet.

But Sabrina never smiled.

In photographs, she always looked through sad eyes.

Her parents bought her the best toys and spoiled her.

It was their way of compensating for lost time.

You see, mommy and daddy were hardly home.

Mommy and daddy were workaholics.

Sometimes either certain christmas eves and new year's eves, Sabrina spent alone.

And that was the time that Sabrina met loneliness.

Loneliness became her companion.

She was always there with whatever she did.

Since Sabrina's nanny never let her out of the house, loneliness became her best friend.

Mommy and daddy never met loneliness.

And Sabrina never spoke of her.

Sabrina hardly spoke.

It was assumed that everything was perfectly alright.

And Sabrina thought the same.

When Sabrina started school, she didn't have trouble making friends.

Instead, she was a nuisance in class.

The teacher always made her stand in the corner as punishment for being talkative.

Her behaviour was always the subject of the parent-teacher conferences.

But mommy never scolded her.

As far as she was concerned Sabrina was her naughty little angel.

She calmed down as she grew up.

She was a very bright kid and got in the best schools.

Though she had many friends, her best friend was still loneliness.

She was a companion that grew up with her.

The sadness in Sabrina's eyes never left.

But you can only see it when you look closely.

For Sabrina became a very friendly and sociable person who always smiled when she became a lady.