Dale Jefferson had just turned forty-four when he was handed the opportunity of a lifetime. He got a chance to adopt a child, which was something he had wanted his entire life.
Dale didn’t know that the little girl would not only turn his life upside down but would also disappoint him in a way no one else could.
Single
Since he was a young man, Dale wanted to be a father, but something stopped his dream in its tracks.
Dale was a hopeless romantic and had never found the woman he was looking for. That meant he had only one option to get a child - adoption. When he turned 44, he decided that he had waited long enough and filled in the application form.
The Opportunity Of A Lifetime
Dale Jefferson had just turned forty-four when he was handed the opportunity of a lifetime. He got a chance to adopt a child, which was something he had wanted his entire life.
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Dale didn’t know that the little girl would not only turn his life upside down but would also disappoint him in a way no one else could.
A 6-Year-Old
Dale got a call from the agency telling him that they had a 6-year-old girl that needed a home and asked if he would be interested.
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Dale wouldn’t let the opportunity slip through his fingers and immediately agreed. He had no idea that the agency was keeping things from him.
She Was Holding Back
Over the years, Dale realized that building a father-daughter relationship with Lise was very hard. He tried his best to get her to open up and felt he did a good job at raising her. But Lise was holding back, and Dale could sense it.
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He kept trying to be a dad she would be comfortable talking to when something bothered her, but his attempts were futile.
Her Behavior Draws Attention
After years of being a family, Dale still felt like Lise was distant and disconnected, especially toward him. But she wasn’t acting much differently toward others either.
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She mostly kept to herself and never really had any friends, which was odd for a teenage girl. And at first, Dale thought she might just prefer being alone.
What To Do
But Dale started getting concerned when she spent hours in her room without saying a word to him. And then she started spending her afternoons away from home without giving him an explanation.
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Dale was unsure of what to do. He wanted to talk to her about it but didn’t want to push the boundaries.
Leaving For College
Lise passed through her teenage years, but nothing seemed to have changed, and before Dale knew it, she was preparing to leave for college.
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Dale thought Lise would make more of an effort to stay close with him now that they would be so far apart. But he was in for a surprise.
Surprise Visit
Her actions saddened Dale. Lise was living so far away now, and he was missing his daughter, but he had no way to keep the relationship they once had. That was when Dale decided to do something drastic.
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He decided to visit her, but she was nowhere to be found when he arrived. The college told him that she had dropped out after her first semester.
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