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 to me when you are done."

"Okay, Mommy. Look at the photo. I counted, and apart from me and 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 shame that we didn't get to meet her. She must be a sweet child, like Rose, for Rose to like her so much," Avery said.

"Why did Irene's grandma take her away? Why does she have to leave simply because Rose left? Didn't the nun