The Two Babies I Found Alone on a Plane Eighteen Years Ago Came Back Into My Life With a Document That Changed Everything

gently. “That isn’t wrong. That’s love.”

Her lip trembled.

“Are they going to take me away from my family?” she asked.

The officer stepped forward. His voice was softer than before.

“We’re going to make sure you and your family are safe,” he said. “That is what matters most.”

The man added quietly, “And you won’t be alone in this. Not for a single day.”

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