The Orphanage BluesChapter 3
The next few days convinced Bobby that he was not in a dream. He didn't understand a lot of what went on, but he recognized that something both unaccountable and wonderful had happened to him. He watched carefully, picking up information on rules and regulations, which were actually just a way of behaving that the women insisted on. None of the children were ever beaten, though the two youngest got swats on the butt occasionally. The way they cried made it sound like they'd been beaten, but...