Ava
I looked at the man, who sighed and then passed a hand through his light brown hair, with a sigh.
"Where..." he began to say, "Where have you lived so far?" he asked me, turning his head to me and looking straight into my eyes.
I stood silently watching him as he reached out and grabbed one of mine, holding her slightly.
I sighed and closed my eyes, only to open them again and look down at our united hands "In the orphanage of the city" I said slightly.
I felt the woman behind me holding her breath, touching my back, and gently massaging me.
"How long?" the man asked.
"As long as I can remember," I answered.
"Are you... have you always been there?" the woman asked behind me.
I turned my head and looked at her for a moment and then nodded "Since they found me in a dumpster in town."
"In a dumpster?" she asked in a broken voice, and I nodded.
The woman laid a hand on her mouth with her eyes wide open and then looked at the man next to me "We searched for you all over the country," s
