Heart Stolen

en yea

l to most kids. She lived and served as everyone's ideal s

le secret–a bi

orphanage. Whenever she felt it was finally the moment, her pr

dren led by one of the nuns. There was a commotion in the

ied loudly. She was bawling so much, her tear

tell them the problem. All the kids were confused

Carry choked as she cried.

us what is happening," Sister Ma

forced herself to calm down. She dre

st Christmas... my favorite... she'

l to look for a pair of eyes she wanted to see. When he

s standing. The head nun's al

cape the mortifying situation. The guilt was slowly cons

rimmed in her eyes, slowly trickling down her chin as she knelt

ands. I don't want them

he prayer room too often to ask the Lord to take her

er. She quickly turned her head and s

your fau

in denial. Tears streamed down as she

d to chop my hands off? I'd rather live with no

gold cupped

if you lost your hands?"

dn't know if it was her hands o

id bluntly. "As I said, it's not y

ster. I don't de

nd character, but she hated

he girl. "You're not a t

er and over again. However, at times li

gold squeez

And thieves don't return what they steal, but you do." Sister Ma

onvincing eyes at

hen your symptoms are gone,

ded and

something, and the urge was often too strong to resist. When the symptoms

ttling the excruciating self-identifi

ne said? Or was she actually a bad

glanced at the big scar on the back of Eliz's hand. "If you

the altar and made he

im that you

I have good n

e called for Eliz. Jumping up from her bed, Eli

s. Wright? The one Sister Marigo

dy who was with her

son,' she thou

wants to t

it, Eliz jumped ar

? Is th

aimed. "Oh, Eliz, I told

an I'm gonna

d in happiness. "A

in her own thoughts. "Oh, a bro

would suddenly become her brother. Was that okay? Was that acceptable?

him after some time,'

ng Eliz. As always, Eliz was elated to hear the news, however, s

scared," Eliz told

cared of?" Sist

icely only for a few months. After

f her eyeglasses and pl

heard it from your friends who left the orp

head. "Just hea

reat them well, and you are no exception to our cause." Sister Marigold smiled to assure her. "So trust me, Mrs.

on happens, one can no l

sat on the bunk

o the children I sent off. If you really think they're mistreati

place to come back to in case the a

ere?" Eliz inquired, with a

for a few seconds, before getting up from her bunk