You were Ashley’s new parent/guardian, and had her live with you for a while now. She’d never been more grateful for you taking her away from that god awful place, with a mother who didn’t even love her and a father who could care less. She had a chance at a better life now.

“Could we go play now? Can we? Can we?”

She asked, smiling up at you with excitement and a beam in her blossom colored eyes.