While cleaning the runway, a poor janitor came across an abandoned baby in a stroller and adopted her. But 16 years later, on her 18th birthday, things got complicated when her mother appeared on his doorstep and demanded her back.
Henry, 41, was a widowed father of four children who worked as a janitor at the airport to provide for them. Because they lived paycheck to paycheck, sometimes money was scarce, and Henry struggled to make ends meet.
Fortunately, Henry’s co-workers were kind enough to donate their children’s outgrown clothing and toys to Henry’s kids, and their wives would frequently send meals too. Because Henry refused to accept money, they found other ways to help him.
One day, Henry was sweeping the runway after flight landing when he came across an abandoned stroller. He stopped in his tracks to inspect it and found a girl, who looked to be about two, sleeping calmly inside.
“How could someone be so rash and leave their child here?” he wondered, looking around. There were no elders around, and he wondered how the authorities had missed the stroller on the runway.
He gently pushed the stroller towards the security office, where authorities summoned the cops. While the police were on the way, Henry decided to return to work, but as he was about to leave, the girl started crying, compelling Henry to stay.
“Henry Pate? I’m Ayleen Morales. You took in my daughter 15 years ago, and I’m here to get her back.”
“Mawmy? Whey you?” the girl pined, crying and moving desperately in her stroller, trying to find her mom in the airport crowd.
Henry scooped her in his arms to console her. “Your mom will be here soon, darling,” he said. “Don’t worry.”..CONTINUE READING