Forever family

"Hey birthday girl" she said, wrapping her arms around me with the envelope still in her hands.
"Hi Le" I said back to her
"There's some other presents for you after but I wanted to give you this one now, with everyone" She said handing me the envelope, I looked up nervous as I started to open it. Once I had it open I looked to my side to see Viv and Beth both giving me small smiles encouraging me to open it.

I took the piece of paper out of the envelope and opened it.

Adoption papers.

With my name on it.

Leah wants to adopt me.

I looked up at her tears welling up in my eyes.
"So what do you say, can I be your forever family?" She said nervously.
"Yes please" I said, tears streaming down my face as I jumped into her arms, the rest of the girls joining in and giving us a group hug.

Start date: 08/09/2023
End date: 17/09/2024