Zyanna, I sat by the lake feeling the sand running through my fingers. It’s been just over four weeks since we were rescued. Counseling seems to be helping us. Ella had been having nightmares that were slowly going away. She had been so brave through the entire thing sometimes we forgot she was too young to experience it all. The four girls are always together, as close as sisters could be. Pheobe had been allowed to adopt Lily and was doing good, Alix was still patiently courting her it was sweet to watch. Ben and Maria seemed to have more trauma than the other children, we still didn’t know much about Maria and Ben we found came from a Trafficking ring. Both kids were quiet and struggled to trust new adults. Billy’s family came for him, we found out he had been taken while they were tra

