Little Girl in Orphanage Waits with Suitcase outside Daily for Father Who Promised to Return – Story of the Day

Every day, a little girl waited for her dad to return to the orphanage he left her at due to poverty. He promised to come back, so she patiently waited until a couple showed interest in adopting her one day.

Callie is a 10-year-old girl who lives in a small orphanage. It had been three years since her single father brought her there, promising that he would return for her after he earned money.

Her father, Alex, was a poor man. His wife, Lucy, abandoned him and Callie after meeting a rich man who wanted to marry her. She took with him the contents of their joint bank account, and because of this, Alex could not sustain the store he had.

“I am sorry, Callie, but daddy does not want you to live in poverty. I promise, once I can earn money to give you the comfortable life you deserve, I will come back for you. I promise, Callie. Please, wait for me,” the heartbroken father said before leaving her daughter with the orphanage director.

“Dad, don’t leave me here,” Callie cried, trying her best to cling on.

“I am sorry, Callie. Daddy needs to earn money so that we can live together again. I promise you. I will be back. I love you, Callie,” Alex said, also in tears. He gave the orphanage director one last look as if to say, “please, take care of her,” and walked away.

Then seven years old, Callie never forgot about what her dad said. Every day, she would wait outside the orphanage door with her suitcase and sit waiting for him. She would even pick flowers from the garden to hand to him.

Other children often laughed at her, with the older ones trying to ruin her hope of reuniting with her dad. “Come on, Callie. You can’t go on believing in fairytales. Your father was making an excuse. He’s not coming back,” they would say.

“You don’t know my dad. He’s a man who keeps his word. He will come back for me,” Callie would then respond.

The kids would often shake their heads, laughing at Callie. They were just like her, hoping, wishing, and praying that somehow, their parents would show up and take them away from the orphanage system.

One day, as she was sitting outside with her...