«What was your gynecologist thinking?!» the doctors shouted during the birth of the 56-year-old woman..

Lucy is leaving now,» the head said, casting a disapproving glance at the girl. Lucy guessed that before her were the future foster parents of the girls. Unexpectedly even for herself, she begged them to listen to her.

She told her sad story so touchingly and sincerely that she melted the hearts of Olivia Johnson and Victor Sanders. «Lucy, we see you’re a good, kind person, but we still won’t give up the girls. You understand, they need expensive treatment.

However, we can offer you a nanny position, then you’ll be with the children all the time, do you agree?» «Yes,» Lucy said quietly, understanding this was her only chance. «What will you name them?» Together with my husband, we decided to name them Claudia and Victoria,» Olivia Johnson said with a smile. At the word «Claudia,» Lucy’s face brightened.

She understood everything should turn out well. A difficult path lay ahead, but the foster parents’ money and Lucy’s prayers did their job. Victoria had expensive heart surgeries abroad in infancy, Claudia needed eye surgeries so she could see the world through glasses.

Eighteen years flew by like one day. All this time, Lucy was nearby, living with the foster parents and the girls in a big private house. From the first days, they treated her like a member of a close-knit and friendly family.

Largely thanks to Lucy, Claudia and Victoria turned from naughty tomboys into well-mannered, smart, kind girls, and soon they’ll become students at prestigious universities. Lucy didn’t create her own family, and she didn’t strive for it. The girls became her family, Lucy couldn’t imagine a better fate for herself.

The day the girls called her mom became the happiest day in her life, and only then did Lucy proudly say, «See, Aunt Claudia, I did it, I kept my word, you must be happy in heaven now, and I’m here on earth. Someday we’ll definitely meet, you’ll see, I promise.»