Title: Helena Locke’s Jealous Mother Helena Locke stared at the cracked photograph on the mantelpiece, the edges frayed from years of handling. The image captured a moment she could never reclaim: a bright summer day in 2023, the date etched faintly in the corner— 23 02 17 . The sun glinted off the lake, and a young woman—Helena—laughed, her arm draped over a man’s shoulders.