Orphan Girl

Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois

“Wait, wait.” I shook my head. “Let me get this straight. Are you telling me she has no mother?”

“She has no mother,” Madeline nodded.

“No father?” I asked, incredulous.

“No father.”

“No sister? No brother?”

“Look,” Madeline said. “I’m telling you, she is an orphan girl.”

"Huh." I scratched my head. "And I thought I had problems."