This story may seem like a simple fiction at first glance, but read it first. saw 11-month-old in the orphanage. After returning home, thoughts about the little girl overwhelmed .
The image of the mother of two boys never left her mind. talked to her husband. She wanted to adopt the little . Her husband opposed the decision; after all, little had severe health complications. The baby didn’t move, didn’t hear, and couldn’t even hold her head up.
was determined to go through with it. “You know she is not complete, right?” said the kindergarten director. “You should have thought twice or waited a month. We’ll classify her as disabled.” “Oh, I see,” tried to keep herself together. “Disabled means—she struggled with this decision, and now they try to convince her to separate from her mother—it’s my daughter, and I won’t give up on her. As for the complications she had, it’s your fault. Instead of taking care of the child, you wait until her disability is officially recognized to get more money?!”
The headmistress slammed the door, and was left alone with her thoughts. Angelina, her daughter—she felt it from the first glance at the baby. completed all the paperwork and finally took her daughter home. Her husband distanced himself from —couldn’t handle the pressure. didn’t give up. She took Angelina to doctors, and progress was visible every day, motivating her to move towards new goals. After a month, Angelina crawled, then walked with the support of a sofa.
With every step, Angelina’s eyes filled with tears. One day, while listening to a sudden doorbell, Angelina heard. She heard. and Angelina were waiting for the last step towards complete happiness—an eye operation. The gray veil on Angelina’s brown eyes prevented her from enjoying the beauty of the surrounding world, the beauty of her mom. Everything was ready for the operation, but the doctor didn’t give 100% hope. Cataracts should have been treated from birth, not in such a neglected period. Angelina was a strong and brave girl from her first days. was confident that her daughter’s vision would be restored. After the operation, the doctor removed the bandage with not very optimistic predictions. Angelina squinted from the sudden light, then her pupils diverged in different directions out of an old habit. Later, Angelina focused on the doctor’s face, scanned all the objects in her field of vision, and stopped at face.
The baby looked carefully and with a serious expression, then burst into laughter. hugged her daughter and cried, then tears mixed with loud and ringing laughter. Angelina was the strongest girl knew. Yes, as I emphasized at the beginning, the story may seem like a fairy tale. A happy ending only confirms this thought, but I know personally and witnessed the first steps of the little but so brave Angelina.
