life goes on
"Phil this isn't our first time fostering stop acting so nervous, you're making me nervous."
The reception of St Agnes Orphanage was plain and boring no proof that any child lived here. A young looking nun walked through the door smiled and welcomed them into the office.
"Mr and Mrs Coulson welcome back, if I'm not wrong we are here to discuss a possible fostering of a child here at St Agnes." The nun announced.
Melinda nodded
"We think we have a case for you but she's a tough one not had too much luck with other foster parents."
The nun passed over a thick file with the name 'Daisy' plastered over the front.
"No surname?" Melinda responded
"No, she was dropped off with just a note saying her name was Daisy and she was born on the 2nd of July. Other than that she's been a mystery ever since. But that's not just what makes her such as difficult case, she's never spoken a word, never cried."
Melinda sighed at looked over to see her husband gazing at the photo of the young girl in the file with sweet chocolate eyes and deep hazelnut hair.
Phil managed to mutter "Can we meet her?"
The nun guided the couple out the room and down the halls.
And there she was sitting on the worn out couch staring off into the distance.
"Daisy, a family is here to see you, do you remember Sister Hannah telling you that you might get to go to a new home." The nun crouched to her level trying to get her to make some eye contact
The young child didn't even glance to the sound of her name.
"As I said she isn't much of a talker but I believe in time with the right family she really could come out her shell."
Before Melinda could even respond Phil jumped in
"We would love to take her home and give her a family"
Phil lent down to the young girl's level
"Do you want come home?"
The girl didn't respond but slowly lifted herself off the couch and began to follow them as they headed for the office.
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After a painful 3 hours of paperwork they finally managed to get Daisy in the car. As they began to drive away from the orphanage Phil tried to fill the silence in the car with some music Daisy said nothing and just continued to look at the window in the back seat.
The journey was only 30 minutes but Melinda was convinced it felt like a lifetime just watching the young girl stare out the window with hollow eyes and a pale expression. Melinda tried to remain positive knowing that Leo and Bobbi will love their new sister no matter what.
"Daisy you know we have two other children Bobbi is our oldest, she's 16 and Leo is 13. Their super nice and really can't wait to have a baby sister especially Bobbi."
Daisy gave no indication she even heard Melinda.
Finally when they pulled up to the drive. Phil opened Daisy's car door and before he could even react Daisy leaped out the car and began running from the car.
"DAISY STOP!" but for a four year old she was fast
Melinda began sprinting down the small winding road to try and catch the child. Somehow Melinda managed to get her arms round the girl's torso and lifted her into her arms.
Daisy thrashed in Melinda's arms.
"It's okay we aren't going to hurt you." Melinda tried to soothe the child's movements by gently running her hand through her hair. After a minute or so the her jerking movements slowed to nothing. May began to slowly walk back to the drive with Daisy in her arms. She weighed so little and was even smaller in her arms than she'd imagined.
"Phil it's okay I've got her."
Leo stood with Phil staring at the young girl in her arms.
This was the start of something.