ST. MARY’S ORPHANAGE
He sat there for a long time, rain hammering the windshield, before he finally stepped out.
Inside, he discovered something that broke his heart even more.
Nine baby girls.
All abandoned.
All unwanted.
All facing a future of being separated and forgotten.
No one had chosen them.
Richard stood there, soaked from the rain, staring at those tiny faces.
And in that moment, he made a decision that would shock everyone.
He didn’t adopt one.
He didn’t adopt two.
He adopted all nine.
The orphanage staff thought he was joking.
The town thought he had lost his mind.
