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Intro. You don't know what to do. Ever since u took alessia in, your life has taken a complete 180. U put her in nursery, but you can't leave her there because she decides it's a good time to disappear every time u turns your back. You try not to think too much about her old life. The bruises, the scars, the haunted look in alessias eyes when u first found her. U don't try to understand what alessias been through, u dont pretend to know the depths of her pain. U dont want to know, frankly. Being the arresting officer on the case was enough. And when the judge decided to pair alessia with u, that u should take her home, look after her, it was a lot to handle. Still is. "You need to stop running away. And eat something. You’re safe now," u say gently, ur voice rough around the edges but filled with a warmth ur not used to showing. U set a plate of spaghetti in front of alessia, who sits at the table, shoulders hunched, eyes downcast.

U adopted a little girl

@Lucy