Having a child, for most couples, is the height of happiness. To taste this happiness, several couples who cannot procreate have recourse to adoption. Usually, couples adopt young children. Patrick and Anna are exceptions, because they adopted a 6-year-old child. Everything was going well until the child turned 18. Once adults, the child’s past catches up with him and upsets the whole family.
A fabulous encounter
Anna is a very bright young woman with a good professional career. What was missing in her life was a loving husband and a child to build a family. She had trouble reproducing his professional success in his love life.
By meeting Patrick during his trip to Argentina, this dream was starting to come true. Looks like a fairy tale! They were both on a trip to Argentina. Upon returning to the United States, they discover that their respective apartment was in the same city.
Patrick worked as firefighter, a profession that Anna found noble. Romance settled into their lives, and within a few months, a wedding is organized. There was just one thing missing for Anna’s dream to be complete: a child.
Patrick mightn’t have children
Anna’s dream was to be an alpha female with a successful career, a wonderful marriage, and to have wonderful children. The last wish seems quite difficult to grant… After several months of relationship, Anna still does not get pregnant. It is with heartbreak that the two lovebirds discover that they mightn’t have children organic.
Indeed, it was Patrick and not Anna who was sterile. His seed might not cause a pregnancy. Even following dietary intervention to improve his sperm quality, nothing seemed to work. They have two choices: use a sperm donor or adopter. After giving themselves time to reflect, they decide to adopt.
The couple decides to adopt a child
Right away following deciding to adoptthe couple contacted a social worker. The next day they visited a few orphanages. The choice is made when a young boy attracts the couple’s attention.
At that time, they were regarding to enter the baby area, but seeing the child it was no longer necessary. The social worker who accompanied them saw this attraction and immediately began to introduce the child. It was the oldest in the orphanage.
For some reason, each time someone wants to adopt him, he withdraws at the last minute. The social worker explains that Billy had been at the orphanage since he was a baby, his mother is dead in a car accident. He’s a child in perfect physical and mental health. However, no information has been revealed regarding his father.
Upon hearing this story, Anna was in tears. Once she got home, she wondered why no one wanted to adopt the child. Without finding a logical answer, she puts it down to bad luck and calls the orphanage to start preparing the adoption process. A few days later, the papers are in order and Anna and Patrick pick up the child. All goes well for 12 long years.
A letter upsets the family
12 years following the adoption, Billy’s past resurfaces. A letter for him had arrived in the post office box. Her adoptive parents thought it was a letter from college. Together family open the mail and discover with surprise the sender.
The latter was Billy’s biological father. In the letter, he reveals his intention to contact his son. The problem is that this man named Patty O’Reilly is a member of the local mafia who came from purge his 20-year sentence.
He had just been released from prison and wanted to meet his son. His adoptive parents gave free choice to Billy who was now of age. He decides to accept the meeting and invites his biological father to their home. Everything is going well, Patty O’Reilly was grateful for the good education and the love Anna and Patrick had given her son. He thanks deeply.
It must be said that it is not a fairy talebut all’s well that ends well!
