His Eagle Eyes on Me

Even Layla was struggling to stay awake.

"Mommy, I think I'm going to write about what happened today in my journal." Layla stared at the photo she had taken.

Hightide Church usually did not allow the taking of photos, but Layla was not sure whether she could take photos or not, and she had asked a nun to take a photo of her and the other children. The nun smiled and agreed.

"Sure! Show it towhen you are done." "Okay, Mommy. Look at the photo. I counted, and apart fromand Robert, there are thirty-two children," Layla said with a smile. "What a coincidence. There are thirty-two students in my class as well." "Now that Rose is gone, there should be only thirty-one children." "Irene left as well!" "Irene doesn't count because she has a family. It's a shthat we didn't get to meet her. She must be a sweet child, like Rose, for Rose to like her so much," Avery said.

leave simply because Rose left? Didn't the nun say that Irene didn't want to leave? Is that really her grandmother?" Layla asked. "That's her actual grandmother, right?" Her questions had

doing well in the church and it did not make sense for her grandmother to quickly take her away simply because Rose

that Irene is younger than her." "Oh. Does Irene not have parents? Why else would her grandma take her up to a

had been adopted by Shea, so her life would only improve, whereas Irene might not do very well with her grandmother. The two best friends started off in the sposition, but they would soon lead

they were to meet again, they might

Avery said. "Let's wait and see if Irene calls me!" "Okay." Once

picked Layla up with one arm

the couch and leaned back against it. "I am sleepy, too." S "If you sleep now, you won't be able to sleep at night,"