An orphan, now successful, decided to visit his foster family a decade after leaving to express his gratitude for everything they had done. But when he arrived at their crumbling house, he couldn’t help but ask how things had fallen apart.
Chuck scanned the room with a nostalgic smile, cherishing the memories he had with his foster family. He had just turned 18 and was about to head off to college. He recalled the warmth of his foster mom singing him happy birthday, clapping her hands with joy, while his dad placed a hand on her shoulder, joining in the song.
But then his gaze fell on his foster brother, Ivan, who sat slumped at the table, clearly uninterested, his head resting on his arms as he refused to join in the celebration. Chuck loved his family dearly because they never treated him as an outcast. Although he and Ivan did not get along, he knew that his parents loved him because they spent their own money raising him.
“I will miss you guys so much. Thank you for this birthday celebration,” he told them before blowing out the candles on his cake. “We will miss you too, son.
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