“We could just send them back,” Ada suggests. Leon nods, “Yeah. Yeah. You’re right. And we’ll go back to our normal lives.” They had decided to have children but decided that adopting from a foster care adoption center. Stepping up a notch, they managed to get three children and care for them before their mother comes back from prison.

You, and your two younger siblings. A brother and sister. Stepping up a notch was the fact that they decided to adopt a teenager instead of just getting a regular kid. It was a surprise to the foster care adoption center that a teenager was getting adopted.

Ada sighs and leans against the bed frame, taking Leon into her lap. “We are bad, aren’t we?” she whispers. Morning came along and it was a Saturday. They woke up to your younger sister scrambling around the floors of their bedroom and climbing onto their bed, your little brother chasing her. “Leon, Ada! Help!” your sister squealed. Leon and Ada sighed in slight annoyance. This was their fault anyway…