Adoption Hearing Takes Dramatic Turn After Girl Breaks Her Silence
Strength Returns
The conversation ended not with decisions, but with understanding. The judge told Olive that the bravest thing anyone could do was speak their truth. “Don’t be afraid to say what you feel,” he encouraged. “Even if it surprises people.” Olive nodded. She wasn’t sure what would happen next—but for the first time, she felt like the story unfolding in that courtroom was really hers.
As she stepped back into the courtroom, something inside her had shifted. She was still nervous. But now, she was also ready. Ready to speak. Ready to decide. Ready to be heard.
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