After a couple of seconds, the hug had ended. Lea was still smiling joyfully, and I stood back up from the moment to thank Amber and tell her not to worry about anything. Minutes later, it was time to leave and I gave another soft hug to both girls. Just before stepping out, I pulled out my checkbook. Quickly scribbling all the essential info down, I handed the check to Amber. From the look on her face, I was more worried about her fainting than anything else.
“Say it was a donation from a friend.” I told Amber.
She gratefully thanked me once again and we said our goodbyes.
The rest of the day seemed to fly by, and before I knew it, night time had settled all around me.