Lily is being adopted Follow her on an emotional journey from foster care to her new home. "You are getting a new family." Mrs. Wellington's voice didn't sound very happy. Lily's heart began to race. She touched her small hand to her face, to her cheek, and began to pinch at it. She flinched when she felt the burn. It meant she wasn't dreaming. Of course she wasn't dreaming. Her dreams were never this good. "What are they like?" Lily asked. She had tried to imagine what her mommy and daddy would be like. And what they would look like.