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Taking a deep breath, we walk into the orphanage together. Frank is inside sitting with the children, reading them a story. He glances up briefly but goes right back to reading to the children. He is reading a story about a lost girl that finally found a home. As he finishes the story, he finally makes eye contact with me, his eyes a little misty.

"Alright everyone, it is time for bed. Let's get to sleep so that we can get an early start in the morning." He says to the children.

They all get up sleepily and begin heading to their rooms. There are only the two rooms, one for boys and one for girls. It does not take them long to make it to their rooms but I do have a feeling that it will take the quite a while to be able to settle down before falling asleep, with tomorrow being so exciting for them and all.

"What are you both doing here? Shouldn't you be out there with the others?" He asks us without making eye contact.

"We were. We were missing somebody important though so we thought