\u201cWhat happens now?\u201d<\/p>\n
The young boy that I had known only for a short time, but whose face I already knew I would never forget, had the beginnings of tears in his eyes as he interrogated me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean will I have to go into a home or somethin’? I don’t to, I want to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled, trying to reassure him and buy myself some time while I framed the most honest and yet kind response to his entreaty;<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thing is, under the circumstances you are going to need an adult or two in your life. Do you have any grandparents?\u201d<\/p>\n
His eyes lit up, suddenly there was hope;<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, you know that my real Dad died in Iraq?\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded,<\/p>\n
\u201cHis mum, my real gran, is still alive. I haven’t seen her for about six years, and I don’t know where she is, but Mum told me only last week that she’d had a letter from her, with money in it for me, to hold until my birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded again;<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know her full name? We will probably be able to trace her anyway, but it may help.\u201d<\/p>\n
He pondered for a moment, then;<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m pretty sure it’s Fenella Cartwright.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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