I was dressed very smartly in new clothes. My younger brother, Ryan, was with us. My teenage brothers Joe and Patrick came and they were dressed very smartly too.
I had to go into court where there was a woman judge sitting in an enormous chair by a big desk. A man banged on the table with a hammer and said: "Silence in court". Then the judge asked my mum and dad if they wanted to adopt me and Ryan. They replied: "Yes we do." Then the judge asked me. I felt nervous but said I wanted to stay with my new family.
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