Chapter 68

"Be back in the next two hours so we can go home before your siblings are back from school." A young woman named Violet said, sweeping her brown hair off her face. "Don't bring up your parents and siblings with the kids." She warned.

Eleven year old Isla groaned as she packed her books into her school bag. "You tell me this everyday mum. You should know that I'm great with the children by now." She said.

"Being careful is never enough." Violet smiled, kissing her on the forehead. Isla had been waiting all week to visit the orphanage but her mum had insisted that she waited till the weekend.

She had managed to convince her mum to let her visit on a Friday, though as she was a strong-willed little girl.

"Bye mum. See you soon." She told her as she ran off to look for someone to make happy.

Ever since the first time she'd visited the orphanage, she'd decided that she wanted to be like her mum whose life motto was to give hope to the hopeless and to put a smile on the faces of kids who