Endless Wait for Belonging

Time didn’t move quickly for Olive. Weeks stretched into months and months into years, yet the dream of a family stayed just that—a dream. Still, the girl refused to let go of hope. She had a way of finding light even in the darkest corners of her life.

Each night, she pictured a family walking through the door, offering her the love and belonging she longed for. Though she didn’t remember her birth parents, the emptiness they left behind weighed on her. It was a quiet kind of sadness, the kind that often crept in during still moments. Yet, Olive never stopped imagining the life she might someday have.