Avery had not expected a child so young to be so thoughtful.


    "Rose, Irene has my number so she is going to call me." Relieved, Rose said, "Why did Grandma leave with Irene?" To Rose, life in the church had been great, and she would have never left if she had not met Avery and Shea.


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    "Rose, her grandma decided this and we can''t force them to stay," the nun said calmly. "Are you doing alright out of this church?" "I''m doing great. Aunt Avery tookto the hospital. La and Robert have been nice toand I even met Aunt Shea... She wants to adopt me. Oh, by the way, Aunt Shea and Aunt Avery are family. I think that they are both nice people, and I want to live with them." The nun looked at Avery with a smile. "Miss Tate, if Rose is saying that she wants to leave with you, it means your paths are meant to cross. Please take care of her." "You didn''t have to ask. I will take her back to visit all the time. If the church is in any trouble, feel free to letknow. I''m more than happy to contribute," Avery said sincerely.


    "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Tate. We will pray for you and your family," the nun said.


    "By the way, I cto pray for my family. I have a daughter I lost when she was born. By the tI started looking for her, it was toote, and she was nowhere to be found. I still don''t know whether she is alive and well," said Avery, confessing. She sighed a sigh of relief.


    "Miss Tate, life has its own way of operating. If your child is still alive, she will eventually return to you. If she''s already gone, you need to let go somehow." "Thank you, Sister. I''m not as anxious as I used to be. Seeing how happy these children are, I imagine that my child might be somewhere in a ce just like this, living freely." "You have a kind heart, Miss Tate. If your child is still alive, she will be taken care of." Meanwhile, La helped the other children put on their hair clips and noticed that Rose was depressed, so she called Rose over to y.


    "Rose, I know that your best friend left. Don''t be upset, you will have et more friends from now on." La patted Rose on the head. "All these girls are your friends as well!"  Rose nced at the others and nodded. "Irene will clooking for me. She asked for Aunt Avery''s number so she is bound to call at spoint." et "That''s great. The next tIrene calls my mom, my mom can pick her up and bring her to our house. How does that sound?" La asked endearingly.  ?wRose beamed. "You are so nice, La." "Of course. You can doubt anyone, but know that you can always trust me, okay?" Rose nodded in obedience.


    The group remained in the church for lunch, before getting ready to leave.


    Rose waved her goodbyes to the nuns and the other children, tears welled up in her eyes. Wesley picked her up and consoled her, "I will take you here every week, okay?" "Okay." At four in the afternoon, Avery sent Rose to Wesley''s house and took her children home.


    Rose had fallen asleep on the way back, and on the way back to Elliot''s mansion, Robert had fallen asleep as well as they had all woken up early that morning.