One dark rainy night a woman was running in the middle of the street with a basket in her hand she looked under the blanket there was just a 3 day old baby sleeping. The woman looked and looked all around the houses she was in her 20s she needed to give up the baby she was just a college student that was 22 years old nobody seemed to be home it was 1931 and it was June the baby was born 3 days ago on June 6. The woman saw a big house that was guarded but the guards were at home she got to the house and placed the baby on the front doorstep she placed a picture of her and said always know I love you and someday will meet again. She kissed the baby goodbye and shed a tear she rang the doorbell and ran off into the night. A boy with black hair answered the door he was 11 years old. Mom there's a basket! Said the little boy. The woman came to the door she looked Italian. Now who would leave a basket on the front porch, she thought. She went into the family room there sat her family they all looked alike. The boy on the couch was 15 years old he had dark brown hair and he looked muscular the boy seated next to him was 21 years old he was adopted into the family he had blonde hair and was German Irish he was found on the street by the other boys these 2 boys sitting on the couch were Sonny and Tom. The boy on the other couch had black hair and brown eyes and he always had a nervous look on his face he was 13 years old his name was Fredo. The father had lots of Italian looks in him he was from Corleone, Sicily he had dark brown hair and a moustache and brown eyes. He was a don. The little girl sitting next to him with long dark black hair she was a pretty little girl she had brown eyes like the rest of her family she was 6 years old her name was Connie she was the only girl in the family and youngest. Carmella the mother removed the blanket in the basket. It's a baby, said Michael surprised. There is a picture too, said Carmella. She picked up the picture in there was a mother in the picture on the back was a message it said always know I love you one day I'll come back for you Cassandra. The family looked at the baby. Mom should I drop this baby off at the orphanage tomorrow? Asked Sonny. Tom thought of the orphanage when he was a kid when his parents died and it was Sonny's idea to take him home. So did the father Vito he thought of his parents dying young and his brother and him having to come to America alone as a child he was happy he was adopted. Sonny were keeping the child and were keeping her name she needs a home and I don't want her to grow up all alone without a family, he said. I'll keep her name because that's the name her mom gave her and I won't change her last name to Corleone like Tom will be good parents and raise her no one will break up this family no matter what, he said. The family tried getting use to the baby they hadn't had a baby in along time so they got use to the crying midnight feedings and diaper changes. Carmella took care of the baby as much as she could she was like a mother to the baby. Cassandra loved her very much.
