Bundled in a blue blanket, the infant looked up at the officer with the biggest, bluest eyes, cooing for a moment, with what seemed like an appeal for being held, which the officer took as an invitation. Carrying the baby into the station, cradling his head and jostling him, the officer rang the desk dell, summoning the assistance of Maisie, the one truly trusted woman he knew who would be best to entrust this little, sweet bundle.
“Lester, can’t you see I’m too busy for your shenanigans this morning…” Looking straight at the blue bundle, Maisie’s eyes softened, “well, now what do we have here, look at this beautiful child, and what’s this paper, is it a note?” A scroll of paper was tucked under the baby’s shirt and the note read:
PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF WILLIAM AS I AM UNABLE TO DO SO, HE IS ALL OF ONE MONTH OLD, A GOOD BABY, HE DESERVES BETTER THAN WHAT I CAN DO, HIS FATHER ABANDONED US AND I HAVE NO FUNDS TO CARRY ON
Maisie looked into Lester’s eyes and he return that glisten, leaving the infant with Maisie, he set out to investigate, hoping to find the mother who left the child at the station, and help her set up a better foundation for her to raise her son, and if not, well, he and Maisie knew what they needed to do.
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Good account from the maybe not often told perspective of the police, who have to pick up the pieces when a child is abandoned.
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I’d be curious to know how often it happens.
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I would suppose he’s better off with Maisie. Sad, but happens often.
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He could end up with Maisie. Maybe Lester would come for ice cream.
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a gentle, teary SSS early in the day, written with tenderness.
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Thank you. Surrendering a child would be the hardest act of love. When I was interning I assisted a client with her surrender and the next day she returned for her child.
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I hope they find the mother and help her as well. She must be heartbroken to have left the child.
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That would be ideal.
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“Desperate times call for desperate measures” is the saying. How unfortunate in this story it involved giving up one’s child. Heartbreaking.
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I’m hoping mother is found and can get the help needed.
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You do what you have to, the child deserves that. No matter how it turns out, i hope William has a joyful upbringing.
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I believe he’s already determined to have it go well.
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