While I Was in the Hospital, My Parents Told My 6-Year-Old Adopted Daughter She Was Being Sent Back to the Orphanage—They Never Expected What Happened Next

not always proof of regret.

Sometimes they were simply the body’s response to losing control.

After their car disappeared, Lily came downstairs.

“I didn’t say goodbye,” she whispered.

“You didn’t have to.”

“Are they mad?”

“Probably.”

“Are you mad?”

I sat on the lowest step and held out my arms.

“Yes. But not at you.”

She climbed carefully into my lap, still continue reading …