It took me a long time to fall back asleep. I don't remember any dreams after that, but I was exhausted when my eyes finally closed, and I drifted off. Thankfully, everyone slept in the following morning, and I wasn't asked to get up and out of bed until close to noon. My Grandma wanted an early dinner, so my parents and I decided to go out for brunch and visit my birth parents' grave sites. I dressed comfortably in jeans, a T-shirt, a hoodie with my black tourmaline earrings, and the silver ring from the Foster family. I wanted the protective bubble surrounding me that the black tourmaline would offer and the comfort from the ring.
I sat with Mom and Dad at the quaint little restaurant in town, enjoying my coffee, grilled cheese sandwich, and fries. We didn't say much, but that was alway
