Jacob was known for volunteering at an orphanage in his town. One day, a little girl asked him if he had come for her, but he had no idea what to say. Then he discovered why she said that, and Jacob cried for the first time in a while. Afterward, he made an important decision.\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a normal day, Mr. Murphy. But we got a new little girl, and she\u2019s adorable. I\u2019m sure she\u2019ll be adopted soon,\u201d one of the employees at the orphanage, Kara, told him. Jacob had been a volunteer at this orphanage in Mesa, Arizona for many years. He was adopted as a baby and went on to have a successful life.\n\n\n\n
Now he wanted to give back as much as possible, although he was not ready to be a father. In fact, Jacob didn\u2019t know if he would ever be a father, especially with his girlfriend, Miriam. She had been nagging him about getting married soon but sneered whenever he talked about his volunteer work.\n\n\n\nFor illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n
Jacob thought back to a conversation they had a few nights ago.\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. If we have children, I don\u2019t think I could ever adopt. I guess I want my own. Ugh\u2026but I don\u2019t want to be pregnant either,\u201d Miriam stated with a disgusted look one night when Jacob invited her to the open house at the orphanage and asked about the future.\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong. I\u2019m not ready to be a father, but I was adopted, Miriam. I have to give back,\u201d Jacob replied, looking at his girlfriend in evident confusion as they ate dinner.\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know you were adopted, Jacob. But that doesn\u2019t mean you have to do it too. In any case, why are we talking about this? We have so much time still, and I would like to travel the world before thinking about that,\u201d Miriam dismissed Jacob with a wave of her fork.\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re the one talking about marriage all the time,\u201d Jacob countered, putting his cutlery on his plate and placing his hands on the table. He was even more confused now.\n\n\n\n
\u201cMarriage doesn\u2019t mean kids nowadays, Jacob. We can be a child-free couple and travel the world. We can do anything. I\u2019m tired of this conversation. Talk to me about the charity gala,\u201d Miriam deflected once again, and Jacob sighed, picking up his cutlery to resume eating while chatting about the event. Miriam didn\u2019t like charity work. She just loved going to the galas and the parties.\n\n\n\nFor illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr. Murphy, are you listening to me?\u201d Kara asked, waving her hands in front of his head and bringing Jacob back to the present.\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, of course. Excuse me. I was thinking about something. What were you saying?\u201d he wondered, fixing his tie in embarrassment.\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was talking about the new girl here. Would you like to see her?\u201d Kara asked again, but Jacob didn\u2019t have time to reply. Just then, a little girl rushed towards them and grabbed Jacob\u2019s leg unexpectedly. He looked down at her, not knowing how to act, while Kara laughed beside them.\n\n\n\n
\u201cDad! Did you come for me?\u201d the girl uttered, raising her head to look at Jacob\u2019s face and smiling. Jacob\u2019s mouth dropped open in shock.\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, Mia. He\u2019s not your father,\u201d Kara interjected, seeing how awkward Jacob was acting. But Mia didn\u2019t listen to Kara at all.\n\n\n\n
She grabbed Jacob\u2019s hand and started leading him to a room at the orphanage where they kept toys and school supplies. \u201cCome with me, Dad! I made a picture of us. Sit! Sit!\u201d Mia demanded and sat down on the floor next to a kid\u2019s drawing table. Jacob sat down, indulging the girl, and she pushed her drawings towards him.\n\n\n\nFor illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n
Then she began to explain who the stick figures on the paper were. \u201cThis is you, and this is me! This is our house in the country. We have MANY animals! Like a chicken! And a dog! A big dog! There\u2019s the sun\u2026,\u201d Mia rambled on, taking another paper and adding more stuff to it.\n\n\n\n
Jacob finally smiled at the girl. She looked so happy. He asked her a few random questions about her drawing. But then, he got a bit more serious. \u201cMia, why do you think I\u2019m the man in the picture?\u201d\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause my mom told me so. Mommy was very sick, but she said I should go with the nice lady, and my father would find me soon,\u201d Mia explained slowly in her tiny voice while she continued to draw. \u201cMommy said she couldn\u2019t come with me. But she was right! You\u2019re here! You came for me!\u201d\n\n\n\n
The little girl looked at him with such hope on her face that Jacob couldn\u2019t say anything. But he nodded and told her to wait there a second. He stood up from the floor and walked a few steps away from her, so she wouldn\u2019t see him choke up. He didn\u2019t want anyone at the orphanage to see him like this, but tears just fell out.\n\n\n\n
Kara had gone off somewhere when Mia distracted Jacob, but she returned and saw his pained face. \u201cMr. Murphy, I\u2019m sorry,\u201d she apologized and started to turn away. But Jacob stopped her because they needed to have a chat.\n\n\n\nFor illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n
\u201cMia\u2019s mother died?\u201d he wondered, drying his tears with his personal handkerchief.\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, sir. All the details are on her file. Mia\u2019s mother was terminally ill. She died in the hospital. There\u2019s no record of any man in her life. There\u2019s no father on her birth certificate. I don\u2019t know why she thinks you\u2019re her dad,\u201d Kara answered, lifting her hands and shrugging.\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know why,\u201d Jacob said and cleared his throat. \u201cIt\u2019s because I am. Let\u2019s get the paperwork going. I\u2019m taking that girl home if you guys allow it.\u201d\n\n\n\n
It was an impulsive decision, but Jacob didn\u2019t want to leave Mia alone in that orphanage a second longer. He might not be ready to become a father, but fate had intervened.\n\n\n\n
After speaking to some of her superiors, Kara told Jacob that it would take a few days and a home inspection before he could take Mia home, but she was not worried. Everyone at the orphanage knew him already, and Kara was sure it would be approved.\n\n\n\nFor illustration purposes only | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n
The only one who didn\u2019t approve was Miriam. She threw a massive fit when Jacob told her about it that night. \u201cYOU CAN\u2019T DO THIS TO ME! We\u2019re together! We\u2019re supposed to make these decisions together! It\u2019s the child or me! CHOOSE!\u201d Miriam screamed, waving her hands hysterically and pacing all over their bedroom.\n\n\n\n
Jacob crossed his arms and smiled because he had never been given an easier choice. \u201cI choose her. Get out of my house. We\u2019re over. I never liked your attitude towards my money or how you always wanted to have the final word,\u201d he said and exited their bedroom to give her time to pack.\n\n\n\n
When she finally dragged her bags outside, Miriam told him he would probably be begging for her back soon. Jacob chuckled and muttered, \u201cNot a chance,\u201d closing the door in her face. He looked back at his house and breathed deeply, relishing his freedom.\n\n\n\nFor illustration purposes only | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n
A week later, Mia moved in with him, and they became a family. I guess you\u2019re never ready to be a father until it just happens, Jacob marveled while showing Mia her new bedroom, which he had remodeled as quickly as possible.\n\n\n\nJacob continued to volunteer for the orphanage, helping many kids and sponsoring those that had yet to be adopted. Eventually, he and Kara started dating and got married when Mia was in her teens.\n\n\n\n
What can we learn from this story?\n\n\n\n\nSome impulsive decisions can be the best you\u2019ll ever make. Jacob decided to adopt Mia in a split second and broke up with his girlfriend unexpectedly too. He never regretted it.\n\n\n\nPeople have a way of showing you who they are, so you have to pay attention. Jacob refused to see the red flags about Miriam at first. But his impulsive decision made everything clear in the end.\n\n\n\n\nShare this story with your friends. It might brighten their day and inspire them.\n\n\n\nIf you enjoyed this story, you might like this one about an older woman who was still grieving for her late son when a woman with a baby appeared on her doorstep.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Dad, Did You Come for Me?\u2019 Says Little Orphan Girl to Man Who Sees Her for the First Time \u2013 Story of the Day November […]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5547"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5547"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5548,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5547\/revisions\/5548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}