Mandy

Mandy… My sweet niece, you have been the sunshine in my sky for a short seventeen years now. So beautiful and innocent, you came into this world without the option of being. In your newborn eyes, I could see a hunger for unconditional love. Like a sponge, you absorbed the attention from everyone around you. I can still hear echoes of your cries, releasing the most precious sound of life.
When you were two I would take you overnight as often as your mom and dad would allow. One time… we were on our way to my apartment when you cried out that you had to go pee. ...