He Adopted a Disabled Black Girl That No One Wanted, Then She Did Something Extremely Shocking
“When no one wanted this disabled black girl, Violet Bastion took her into his family. Then she did something totally unexpected. Bastion reached for the car belt and secured it on Violet. She whimpered, and when he looked at her to find out what was wrong, her eyes darted away from his. He sighed because he knew it would take a while before Violet trusted him. He couldn’t blame her, not after everything she’d been through at such a tender age. She was seven, and he and his wife Elaine had just adopted her and were taking her home, ready to drive.
Bastion ducked his upper body out of the back seat, but in the process, his left shoulder collided with Violet’s right one, and she screamed in pain. Concerned, his paramedic training kicked in. His wife Elaine was sitting in the front on the passenger side. He asked her to get his medical kit while he unbuttoned Violet’s shirt. His heart sank when he noticed the reddish color in her shoulder. It was located at the joints where her arm and clavicle intersected. She had been in pain; it was why she had whimpered when he put on the seat belt.
Violet’s expression was fearful when Bastion saw the bruise. She expected him to ask where she got it from, but he didn’t. Instead, he treated it. He applied soothing ointment on the bruise and wrapped it securely with a bandage. Violet had a condition known as Ellis-Danlos syndrome that weakened her joints and made her a sickly child. It was why most people who wanted to adopt her rejected her; in their eyes, she was too fragile and a potential burden.
Violet didn’t speak much the first time that the couple had met her. She had looked at them with wide curious eyes. She had been aware that nobody wanted her, so she had secretly wondered what it was that Bastion and Elaine saw in her that made them decide differently. When she was four years old, Violet’s own mother had given her up for adoption because she had been too much for her to handle. Her parents were poor people who couldn’t afford much, and they couldn’t provide for a disabled daughter.
Bastion was grateful that his paths had crossed with Violet’s. His heart broke, and he quaked with silent anger whenever he remembered what people had put her through, including her own parents who were meant to protect her. He vowed within himself to make a difference in her life by protecting her. Bastion and his wife Elaine were both detectives who met each other in the police academy. Bastion had taken up extra courses in paramedics because people around him often got injured, whether it was his work partners or the suspects they were trying to catch.
When he and Elaine had gotten married five years ago, they had wanted children. However, it hadn’t been forthcoming. They had signed up for fertility treatments, prayed, and sought out advice from friends and family, but none of those things had helped them conceive. Then, over a year ago, one of their friends had suggested adoption to the couple. That friend had linked them up to various reputable adoption agencies.
At one of the adoption centers, the director had given them a stack of folders that contained the profiles of different children. Halfway through the stack, Elaine had excused herself to use the restroom. On her way back, she had accidentally knocked down a small stack on a cabinet beside the door. She had stooped down to pick them up, but one folder was wide open, and it belonged to Violet. The director hadn’t planned to share Violet’s folder with them or any couple for that matter. She hadn’t seen the point considering that Violet had been rejected countless times.
Needless to say, she was stunned when Bastion and Elaine declared that it was Violet that they wanted. After a few weeks, they adopted Violet. Violet was still not talking to the couple freely. She was scared that Bastion and Elaine would change their minds about her and send her away. Her fears were valid because it had happened to her before.
Violet was physically weak and preferred to stay in a corner by herself instead of playing with other children her age. A few times at school, she forced herself to join in games, but the results were disastrous. One time, other kids jostled her, and the snap sound was heard, signaling a bone in her knee joint that went out of place. Violet cried out in immense pain; she was rushed to the school infirmary. Another time, she was playing basketball with her team in PE class when someone shoved the ball in her direction. She managed to catch it before it slammed into her face, but the force shifted the bones in her wrist. She screamed and dropped the ball as if it were hot potatoes.
After three more visits to the school infirmary like that, Violet was forbidden from participating in any games. Other children stared at her as if she were a freak, and it made her feel lonely and ashamed. She never revealed the details of these struggles to Bastion and Elaine, but they could see the misery all over her countenance. They saw when she sustained a minor cut at home that wouldn’t stop bleeding until they applied heavy pressure. They saw how slips on the staircases caused their ankle bones to shift, and they saw that she couldn’t carry a sizable backpack because it bent her over more than it had to.
Violet was disabled, and to her, it was the worst thing in the world. Bastion and Elaine were filled with compassion for her; they wanted to make her life enjoyable. So, they consulted a lot of their friends who were researchers, scientists, and medical experts. Those friends consulted their wider network, and the goal was clear: find a way to manage Violet’s disability and improve her quality of life.
Everyone was forthcoming with tips that could help Violet. The extensive information was condensed into a personalized exercise and diet plan for Violet. When the couple broke the news of their plans to Violet, she was skeptical. They had thought that she would be happy and eager to proceed with their plans for her. They could see that she wanted to refuse to do it but were relieved when she agreed to give it a try. The only reason Violet agreed was so that the couple wouldn’t send her back to the adoption center. She felt their patience with her would grow thin if she didn’t do as they wanted.
Personally, Violet didn’t think that anything would come out of Bastion and Elaine’s plans. She was afraid that the plan wouldn’t work, and the couple would be dejected. The treatment plan started. Violet was fed special formulations and specific kinds of food. Physical activities were added to her daily routine. Fortunately, they started with easy activities that she could keep up with and advanced it steadily. They always invested time and effort to switch up the physical activities so that it remained interesting.
Violet was surprised that she was enjoying them. The exercises put good strain on her muscles, and they weren’t slipping out of her joints as much as they used to. The couple was committed to building up Violet’s muscles; they knew it would lessen the likelihood of her joints bending out of place and make her stronger. Violet was a smart kid; it didn’t take her long to realize that the couple’s plans for her were working and that she needed to continue with it if she wanted to be strong. She caught on faster than
most kids who were older than her. She loved to solve puzzles, asked intelligent questions, and came up with the right conclusions whenever she played case study games with her parents, Bastion, and Elaine. She had a sharp mind, but her only issue was her weak body.
With her body getting stronger, Violet’s confidence grew. It didn’t bother her so much when her height stopped at 5′ 5″, although she had been expected to grow taller. She didn’t let her disability make her sad anymore because she knew her parents would be unhappy. She loved them very much and blossomed under their care and attention.
By the time that Violet entered high school, she didn’t look weak. Most people didn’t know she had a disability, just the school nurses and a few of her teachers. She excelled in her academic studies, some extracurricular activities, and made many friends who genuinely liked her and looked out for her well-being.
Everything in her life was going great, but then a tragedy struck. On one of Bastion’s assignments, he got stabbed by a suspect. It was a deep knife wound that left him bleeding profusely. He nearly lost his life. It was fortunate that he was rushed to the hospital quickly. But at the hospital, the doctors delivered devastating news: one of Bastion’s kidneys was ruptured and no longer functional. He had to rely on the other one. For this reason, he would need to make lifestyle adjustments to cope.
Throughout the time that Bastion was at the hospital, Violet and Elaine took good care of him. They took turns sleeping over at the hospital and keeping him entertained. At that time, Violet’s school was on break, so she had more turns than Elaine, who was working. Violet loved it, and her time with Bastion deepened their relationship. After Bastion shared too many stories of his time as a detective and some of his colleagues who had saved lives, Violet proudly announced that she would follow in his footsteps.
He was incredulous; it hadn’t been his intention to convince her to become a detective. Bastion warned Violet that the police academy was tough; it wasn’t going to be easy for her, especially considering her disability. It might be under control, but the tasks at the Academy might trigger her health to take a turn for the worst. Violet appreciated her dad’s honesty; however, she didn’t back down. She wanted to serve people just like her parents did.
Violet easily passed the exams of the police academy and got in. It was tough for her, and several times she felt like giving up. But fortunately for her, her parents had friends in the academy that encouraged her, gave her extra training, and support. Violet graduated from the police academy at the top of her class. In active service, she was an asset to whatever department she was placed in. She was clever and quick to act on her instincts. She was often complimented for her capacity to think how a criminal would and catching them easily. As a result, her colleagues liked her because she wasn’t arrogant. She worked well with them and was a natural leader.
A few years later, Elaine called Violet in the middle of the night. There was panic and urgency in her voice. Bastion was admitted to the hospital because he had been suffering intense stomach aches. Violet rushed there and was standing with Elaine when the doctors told him that Bastion’s remaining kidney was failing. He urgently needed a transplant or they might lose him.
Then Violet did something extremely shocking. It was a slim probability that she would be a match to be a donor, but she offered regardless. Bastion was her whole world; she didn’t know what she would do if she lost him. He was her dad, and she wanted to save him. The doctors were hesitant because Violet wasn’t Bastion’s biological daughter; they didn’t know if they would be genetically compatible. But seeing as the situation was urgent, they agreed to carry out tests to determine if Violet could donate her kidney to him.
The results of the test showed that she could. Her disability was also under control, and her health had been stable for years. There was no reason to stop her from helping her dad. Violet underwent surgery and successfully donated one of her kidneys to Bastion. His recovery was swift. When he heard what Violet did for him, tears streamed down his cheeks. He was so grateful for the gift of his beautiful, brave daughter who was willing to sacrifice her life to see him live. Elaine was grateful too, and together, the family continued to live happily.”
