September 15, 1996

In the City of Franklin, Geryhin

In the morning of the City of Franklin people are feeling the relaxing air that comes from the nearby shore that permeates the whole city, while resting on their own house, on coffee shop, park or just merely walking in the street.

While this was happening, the people didn't notice that there's a woman in plain shirt walking in the direction of the orphanage while hiding her face with a piece of clothing that was carrying an apple basket covered in blankets.

Meanwhile, there's one orphanage in Franklin City that has wooden building that runs at the back of the church and housing a 5 young children.

The church has 2 sisters that are diligently raising the orphans with love and happiness that their family can't do.

Early in the morning they wake up the kids while busily prepare for their breakfast in the rundown kitchen that installed at the back of the orphanage.

*Creaaak*

The person in the kitchen hears a creaking sound coming from the old wooden stairs.

"Good morning, Sister Veronica!" a cute little girl runs happily while descending the stairs to the kitchen.

"Good morning Clara! Can you wake up your brothers and sisters in their room we're going to eat breakfast." she warmly said while continuing cooking in the kitchen.

This is Sister Veronica a nun with a head full of white hair and wrinkled face, as she didn't get married when she was young and instead she has served the church at the young age of 23 years old until now that she's 67 years old.

"Oh! I'll wake them up Sister!" Clara said innocently while entering a room on the first floor and going upstairs.

There's also a woman who enters at the back door of the kitchen, while carrying the laundry full of clothes, then she put it on a rack and tried to help Sister Veronica when she saw her cooking.

"Oh Sister! I told you to call me when you're preparing the food for the kids." the woman exclaimed while seeing Sister Veronica.

She's Sister Lily a nun that voluntarily served the church 2 years ago, when she was 21 that year she's also a beautiful and kind young girl but she takes Sister Veronica example on carrying the path of a nun in her young age while giving up the normal life.

While Sister Veronica tenderly watches her do the cooking the food. The kids already woke up from their slumber.

When she saw them walking in the kitchen, she greeted them with a smile.

"Good morning kids! How's your sleep?" Sister Veronica asked.

"It's okay Sister" some said while yawning.

"Sister Lily, I'll help you prepare the food. Woooh!" a boy said energetically.

"My, my! It's okay, Keith just please prepare the table." Sister Lily said while cooking.

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"Woooh! I'm Fast!" Keith energetically said while getting the plates.

"Keith shut up, you're noisy!" Gregor said annoyed.

"Yaya, Kei Kei!" Chloe said in a childish tone.

"Hey, stop it Gregor and Keith! Chloe will influence from the two of you." Isabel said scolding the two.

"No, she don't Isabel!" when Keith heard that he rebuked.

They are the kids of this orphanage;

Chloe a 2 year old girl and the youngest of them all with a little grown blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin with cute chubby cheeks.

While Clara and Keith is 7 years old twins with slightly different features, Chloe is a girl with white skin, black hair and black eyes, while Keith is a boy with yellowish white skin, black hair and black-brownish eyes.

Gregor is a 13 year old boy with yellowish skin with his droopy black eyes and black hair.

Lastly, Isabel a 6 year old with unique appearance that different from all of them as she has white skin, grayish black hair and blue eyes.

When the kids are starting bickering from each other Sister Veronica interrupted with a cough, then they look at her direction and realize that she was staring at them and they shut up except for Chloe who's saying some childish words like "Ho-bobo, Ye-keikei".

"Be quiet in front of the table." Sister Veronica scolded.

While the people in the kitchen are silent and waiting for the food to be cooked, they didn't notice the unexpected guest that was standing in their doorway while carrying a basket covered with a blanket.

It's the woman that was hiding her face with cloth while carrying the basket and walking in the street towards the orphanage.

When the woman removes the blanket from the basket there's a baby boy inside with a black hair growing from his head, black eyes gleaming with an innocence and a smooth white skin.

The person warmly looks at the baby inside while slightly sobbing when she saw the baby looked at her and smiled.

"I'm sorry." the woman said in a hoarse tone while sobbing.

*Knock* *Knock*

She put the basket gently in front of the orphanage and put a piece paper inside it, then knock at the door twice and run immediately towards the exit.

The kids who heard that said to Sister Veronica that someone knock on the door.

She walked towards the door and open it when she doesn't see anyone she look down, there she saw the basket and when she peeked inside.

"Oh my! Another lost lamb that from the God." Sister Veronica smiles warmly, then secretly sigh in sadness.

As she saw the note in the hand of the baby and read it.

'Ziv, that's his name I hope you can...'

"Welcome to your new home then, Ziv." she said happily.

'We will take good care of you from now on' she thought.

Then she brought him in the kitchen and introduce to the kids to familiarize them to their new little brother.

After the whole morning of taking care of the kids and doing the chores in the orphanage with Sister Lily, Sister Veronica goes into the church and meet the Priest to talk about the new baby that added on the orphan.

She walks towards a room where she can talk to Father Luis and inform him about the child that she found in front of the orphan this morning.

The priest for this church is Father Luis a 69 years old that serve as the Priest in this church together with Sister Veronica and while it's not noticeable they are lovers before they serve. He has head full of white hair and a clean shaved beard while his face gives off the amiable vibe when he smiles.

'Time sure goes by quickly, now we realize we're already old enough.' Father Luis always thought when she always see her.

"Father Luis there is.." she said then explained.

"Sister Veronica, you know that the Church is open for all people even if you're orphan, old, criminal, police, or just a normal devotee. We don't discriminate if they enter the house of God." Father Luis said softly while smiling amiably to Sister Veronica.

"Yes! Father, that's why I've already accepted him to our orphan, but I want you to be informed about it." she nodded while informing him.

"Good, please take a good care of him, Sister!" he said amiably.

"Yes I will, then I'll take my leave Father." she said before she leaves.

After she went back to the orphanage as she noticed that it was already afternoon, she went to the kitchen and saw that there's a plate with food left on the table and in the window she saw the kids that running around their backyard.

"Even if you make me choose again.. I don't regret it being a nun." she smiled while looking at the window.

"A new day for a new life." she quietly said.