The accident happened on Layla's twelfth birthday.

Her parents were at work and couldn't get home, so they called to let her know.

Heartbroken, Layla burst out crying and insisted that they had to be back in time to celebrate her birthday.

In her young mind, it was a promise, and she wasn't going to let them break it.

Having no other choices, her parents raced back through the pouring rain, but tragedy struck—they had a car accident on the way home.

From that ...