Her eyes often darted around the room, searching for something familiar, and she frequently clung to her teddy bear as if it were a lifeline. Her small achievements were met with enthusiastic praise, but they did little to quell the fear that lingered in her heart.
“nimemkumbuka mama yangu”, she would whisper at night, her voice trembling with a fear the Smiths couldn’t fully understand. But Adam and Natalie didn’t back down. They were going to do everything in their power to make Eva feel like a part of their family.