The Orphanage

Origins
Years before the events of the series take place, the building that would later become the orphanage was built. After not being in use for years, Delilah Gale bought the building, and transformed it into the orphanage we know today, as a safe place for the town's children. She wanted to create a home for all the children who needed one, doing everything in her power to make the building as comfortable as possible. She would allow the children to help her decorate and create their home that way that they wanted it; those decorations would remain throughout the coming years, but Delilah, now the owner of the orphanage, refused to cover them up. Instead of taking them down, she would find new spaces to display the children's artwork. The orphanage was run as a non-profit by Delilah primarily, but she would always accept volunteers from Marilon who wanted to come in and help the children lead the lives they were destined to.

After the fire, the orphanage was lost, along with the children, and volunteers working that day. The loss of the orphanage was a great tragedy for the town; it was a severe loss for the whole community, especially after the events of book four. Aidan Gale eventually rebuilt the orphanage, and reopened it in honor of her mother and all of the angels who were lost on that tragic day. The young girl had the same passion as her mother once did and made sure that every child had a place to call home.

Appearance
In its early stages, the building had rooms of different sizes, all with plain white walls. There was also a small shed behind the building that was primarily used for storage. It wasn’t very visible from the front of the building seeing as how it was hidden behind the main structure. When Delilah took over the building, she quickly made the walls colorful, almost as if the entire building was its own rainbow. There were works of art made by the children on every free space on the walls. Many of the rooms were decorated with bright colored curtains and bedding, with the exception of a few that were darker for the children who preferred that. There were many bedrooms scattered throughout the building, most of which were shared between children. There was also a large room in the center of the building that contained many toy boxes full of toys and donations that were collected in the town. This room was also used for different events and games that Delilah would host in the orphanage for all of her children. On one of the walls that was visible as soon as you walked in the main door, a large rainbow was painted across the wall, and scattered around the painting were colorful handprints from the children. This was an art project that Delilah had done with the children so they could leave their mark on their home.

When Aidan rebuilt the orphanage, she remodeled a little bit, but kept the tradition of the original building. The structure was very similar to the original, with its large room in the center surrounded by many bedrooms. She added color to every single room instead of having some dark space. Each wall was painted a different color to brighten the halls. As children moved into the orphanage, the walls quickly became covered in children’s art projects and the home looked well lived in. On the main wall inside the door, Aidan was sure to repaint the rainbow on the same wall and allow the children to add their handprints to leave their mark. There were white dots in between these handprints, each for a person who was lost on the day of the fire. The orphanage quickly became a home to every child inside and kept the memories of those who lived in the building before them. A sign on the front of the building was also a new addition, which was a sign honoring those who were lost on the tragic day in the building’s history.

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