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Being Adopted
Date: 9/10/2017, Categories: Mature, Author: bad_mann_ers, Rating: , Source: LushStories
She looked so innocent. Pure. The first time I saw her, it was like that scene from the movie, where Kevin Spacey sees the cheerleader, and she seems to glow. My travels took me through the town where my daughter was attending college, so I called to set up a lunch date. My daughter invited me to join her and her friends because they were about to get lunch. She was sitting across from me when I joined my daughter at their table. Her eyes were pure and round and she couldn't seem to stop watching my every move. After lunch, I continued on my journey for work. The next semester, my daughter dropped out, moved back closer to home, and found a new set of friends. I see comments from some of her college friends on my daughter’s online posts, but never anything from the girl with the eyes. I didn't even remember her name. And then I got an unusual phone call from my daughter. "Hey dad, remember Theresa, from Platteville?" she asked. "No? Was she one of your roommates at the house?" "No, she was there that time you met me for lunch at the student union. She sat across from us." My heart skipped a beat. I knew exactly who she was asking about. "I guess, but not really. What about her?" "She ended up stranded at the Cook County Circuit Court building in Rolling Meadows. She remembered me saying I worked with you in Schaumburg one summer, and she was hoping I could come rescue her. Isn't that close to your office? "That's about ten minutes from here. Do you want me to rescue your ...