Chapter Twenty-One
That same day, Margaret received a letter from Sister Benita Headmistress of Holy Angels orphanage. In the letter, Sister Benita reminded Margaret of the Holy Angels adoption policy that asked adoptive mothers to return to the orphanage in their child’s eighteenth year. The letter suggested she bring Richie with her.
Nothing had changed. There were the same iron gates, groomed grounds, and weather-stained buildings with their air of faded elegance. Sister Benita had put on weight since Margaret last saw her. Her face was rounder. Her hips and bosom more ample now than Margaret remembered. Her expression and stolid demeanor were not changed. She was the same woman Margaret had grown to love and respect. Richie’s response to his old Headmistress was heartwarming. He was
