"Sara! Elise!" Sara's mother, Amber, squealed, running towards the car where they parked it.
Amber and her husband, Benjamin, were standing on their porch, waiting for them. The sudden visit of the girls had stirred their hearts with unwanted thoughts.
"Mama!" Sara cried, running to her mother's arms.
The mother-daughter had a heartfelt embrace. Benjamin watched them with watery eyes. It was almost over a year before they saw their only child.
"Elise," Amber reached out to her. If they had the means, they would have legally adopted Elise after her mother's death. It was their greatest regret that Elise had to live in an orphanage until she was of age. In their hearts, they regarded her as no less than a daughter.
"Mama," Elise rushed to Amber's arms.
She felt a sense of relief a
