10/31/2025
I adopted the other baby at the Fire Station—five years later, a woman knocked on my door and said, “YOU HAVE TO GIVE MY BABY BACK.”
I still remember the night I found him—a tiny bundle wrapped in a worn blanket, left in a basket near my fire station. It was my shift, and the cold wind howled as if mourning the little soul abandoned to fate.
He was only a week old, crying hysterically but stubbornly. My co-worker Joe and I exchanged glances, unspoken words hanging in the air.
“We’ll call CPS,” Joe said, his voice steady.
But I couldn’t shake the feeling that this baby was meant for something more… or maybe just meant for me.
Months passed. No one came forward. So I filed for adoption. I named him Leo because he roared through every trial like a tiny lion.
Being a single parent isn't easy, but Leo makes it worth every sleepless night and every spilled bowl of pasta. He's my son in all the important ways.
Five years later, our little life has found its rhythm. Leo is thriving - a chatterbox who loves dinosaurs and believes he can outrun the wind.
That night, we were building a Jurassic Park when a knock on the door shattered our peace.
Standing there was a woman in her early thirties - pale, trembling eyes, carrying the weight of the world.
"You have to give my baby back," she said, her voice shaky but sure...