February 18,1770

Today was the last day that I would be in the orphanage until I go to Boston with my parents. All the other kids in the orphanage heard the news and were happy for me. It was devastating for me to let go of my friends but more importantly, aunt Mary. She was someone who would help me when I needed it the most. But now that I’m leaving, I won’t have anyone who I can trust. 

I will try to trust the people around the neighborhood if I can but I’m thinking that I won’t. I wonder what the house may look like since I’ve mostly lived in a house that is as huge as a mansion. I had my last meal with my friends and the other aunts. I tried to pack all my belongings in my suitcase but then I realized that I had less things than what I imagined. So I let my friends put some of their stuff in my suitcase as a memory of the orphanage. 

Some of the little kids gave me their favorite stuffed animals or toys. The other aunts gave me their favorite pens or pencils that they had designed. They told me to never forget about them. When I went to aunt Mary’s office, she was crying. The moment that she saw me, she quickly tried to clean her tears with her handkerchief. She looked at me and said “ I’m going to miss you “. Then she hugged me tightly and began to cry again. I usually don’t like hugs and just hug the person for 2 seconds before letting go. But since I won’t be seeing everybody for a long time or never, I let them hug me for as long as they wanted. 

Even some of the aunts were surprised, since they knew how I was. Aunt Mary started to say that she would miss seeing me grow. She started to tell me all the crazy things that I used to do when I was a baby. As aunt Mary was telling me those stories, I started to realize that this would be the last conversation that I would have with her. I may never see her again. Just realizing that made me sad and before I knew it, I had tears in my eyes. 

At that moment I felt like a little child who was crying for no reason. But this time I’m crying for a reason, a good reason.