I Married My Childhood Friend from the Orphanage—The Morning After, a Knock at the Door Changed Everything

I’m Claire, 28, and I know the foster system too well.
By the time I was eight, I’d lived in more homes than I could remember. I learned early not to get attached. People call kids like me “resilient,” but really, we just learn how to pack fast and expect nothing.

Then I met Noah.
He was nine, quiet, sharp-eyed, sitting …