Chapter 12 - Dreams Shattered

"On Monday, you won't be going to school, love," Eden explained.

She was sitting on the edge of Cailen's bed, brushing some hair out of his face while Dean stood beside the bed, looking down at him.

It was hard not to jump to conclusions with what Eden had said. Cailen immediately thought they were returning him to the orphanage because, why else would he be not going to school?

"We've got to go back to the orphanage and talk about the arrangements," Dean added, not doing anything to change Cailen's assumptions.

"We've got to fill out some paperwork and then head down to the adoption agency," Eden said with a smile.

Cailen frowned at this.

Adoption Agency?

"Why?" Cailen asked, not following what they were telling him.

"Cailen, it'll be one month on Monday," Eden explained sweetly.

Cailen was shocked. He's never made one month before or even anywhere near it. He'd nearly forgotten there was a second step to all this.

He was so used to just being moved in and out of different families,