The courtroom became completely silent. Carter explained that he understood the children’s fear because he had experienced the same separation. He had spent adulthood searching for his missing siblings, carrying memories that never disappeared. Seeing five frightened children facing three different homes had reopened his childhood wounds.
The judge then invited Eli forward and gently asked what he wanted. The six-year-old looked toward his sisters before answering. He simply wanted them to remain together. His quiet response deeply affected everyone present. Carter lowered his head, realizing that the children had finally expressed the very thing he had been fighting to protect.
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