411 Keeping It Together

Angela visited the orphanage that Saturday with Nina. Most of the children had already been returned to their parents who—according to the organization that took over—deeply regretted handing their kids over to Herman. The Smile Foundation promised Angela that those families were now doing better as they coordinated with another non-profit organization that helped the parents with their livelihood to raise their children in a better state.

The real orphans in the orphanage, however, had yet to find a new home. Some of them had been there for more than two years, and the older they got, the lesser chance a family would be willing to take them in because some childless parents preferred babies instead. This saddened Angela, but there was nothing she could do on her end.