“I’ve been volunteering at the daycare center.” Stephanie smiled. They were lying together. The day had been exquisite and the night was warm. Stephanie was happy and sorrowful and troubled. “I’ve been working in a room with eleven children, seven of which are n***o. The first day I walked in all I had to do was smile and there were six children hanging around my neck and on my legs. They seemed so starved for affection. This one little boy named Jeremiah is one of my favorites. Daniel, he is just darling. I want to adopt him. His mom is on relief and she’s an alcoholic. Jeremiah comes to the center with no underwear, pants five sizes to big with the zipper broken and the pants pinned to his shirt so they won’t fall down. I went to a rummage sale and bought him underwear and shirts and sen
