Chapter 1
Jared: I went to an orphanage and I was so excited to adopt. I was asked to wait for a few minutes before one of the people who worked there could see me. A woman greeted me.
“Jared Cox?” she asked, approaching me. “Yes,” I said.
She extended her hand.
“I’m Emma Matthews,” she said.
“Nice to meet you,” I said, shaking her hand.
I had an appointment and we went to talk in her office. At first, we made small talk, then Miss Matthews asked,
“Why do you want to adopt?”
“I want to have a child,” I said.
“How old are you?”
“Twenty-five.”
“What do you do for a living?”
“I’m a college professor.”
Miss Matthews introduced me to some of the kids and told me a little about each kid.
Then, she told me about a red-haired, brown-eyed baby girl. I was blond with blue eyes. “She’s here because her parents were arrested for murder. Do you want to hold her?” “Yes,” I said.
She gave me the baby. When I held her I loved her immediately.
“You’re so sweet,” I cooed.
