Raven
As the little girl wrapped her arms around me, my heart felt weak, like it couldn’t beat in time properly. My lip quivered, and I swallowed thickly to try and keep a straight face.
She was so small, with kinky auburn hair and freckles covering her cheeks. Her eyes were a brilliant green color, like looking into a shard of seaglass. She smiled, and several of her front teeth were missing.
She couldn’t have been more than six. Just like my baby would’ve been.
Though my heart ached, I knelt down, smiling gently at the girl. She was obviously lost and confused – she’d thought a stranger wandering down the halls was her mother, after all.
“Hi there,” I said, voice cracking. I cleared my throat before saying, “What’s your name?”
“I’m Sadie!” the girl said, reaching
