aki ns h i pc ares t ory
Th i ss t oryi si ns p i re d b yt h ere ale x p e ri e nc e sof' Ame l i a' , wh oi snow16y e ars ol d . S h eh asl i v e di nki ns h i pc are f orov e rt woy e ars . . .
Af t e rs p e nd i ngmos tofh e rc h i l d h ood l i v i ngi ns ad ne s sandf e ar, Ame l i awasre ad yt ob e g i n ane wc h i l d h ood wi t hh ap p i ne s sandl ov e . Th i si sh e rs t ory . . .
Ki ns h i pc arei swh e nare l at i v e i nac h i l d ' swi d e rf ami l y l ooksaf t e rt h e m; of t e nt h e i rg rand p are nt s . . .
Onc eu p onat i me , t h e rewasag i rlc al l e dAme l i a. . . S h el i v e dh ap p i l y wi t hh e rg rand p are nt s . Bu ts h ewas n' tal way sh ap p y . . . Ame l i awass av e d f romad arke rl i f e . Ame l i ab e c amea' ki nki d ' . . .
Th e rewasat i mewh e nAme l i al i v e di nf e ar. F e arofad u l t s . . . F e aroft h os ewh owe res u p p os e d t ol ov eh e r. . .
I twasal i f eofne g l e c t . I twasal i f eofmi s e ry .
Th e nc ameat i me wh e nh e rs u f f e ri ngc amet oane nd . Ame l i awasre s c u e d f romh e rl i f eofd e s p ai r.
S h ewasre s c u e d b ys omeki ndp e op l e .
S h ewasf re ef romt h ep e op l et h ats c are dh e r&h u rth e r. S h ewasf re ef romal i f eofl one l i ne s s .
Ame l i af e l th ap p yf ort h ef i rs tt i me . He rg rand p are nt swe ret h e ret oc aref orh e r. F i nal l y , s h eh ads ome one s h ec ou l dt ru s t . F i nal l y , s h eh adal ov i ng f ami l y . S h ewasre ad yf ora ne wh ome . S h ewasre ad yf ora ne wl i f e .
De s p i t eh e rne wf ou ndj oy , i twasac onf u s i ngt i me . . . Ot h e rki d swond e re dwh yh e rp are nt swe re' s ool d . ' Th e rewasnoonee l s et os u p p ortAme l i aorh e rg rand p are nt s . Th e rewasnof i nanc i als u p p ortf romany one . Bu th e rg rand p are nt s ov e rc amet h ed i f f i c u l t i e s t oke e pAme l i as af e . He rg rand p are nt s ov e rc amet h ed i f f i c u l t i e s b e c au s et h e yl ov eh e r.
Th e yf ac eatryi ngbu tre wardi ngti me . Ag ai ns tal lodds ,Ame l i aandh e rg randpare ntsre mai ns trong . Tog e th e rth e ypu rs u eal i f eofh appi ne s s . Tog e th e rth e yc anac h i e v eabe tte rf u tu re . Ki ns h i pc arei sdi f f i c u l t. Bu tKi ns h i pc arei sworthth es tru g g l e .
Ame l i a' ss t oryh asj u s tb e g u n. S h eknowst h ats h e ' snott h eonl y' ki nki d . ' I fy ou ' renotaki nki d , i t ' sl i ke l yt h aty ouknows ome onewh oi s . We ' real lc h arac t e rsi ns ome one ' ss t ory .
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