Requisite

He turned in the requisite forms and waited. He waited days, then weeks, then years. Finally, he gave up.

One day it came. His hands shook as he held the letter. It was in a plain white envelope. How could something so important come in such a plain white envelope? It didn't seem right.

"Dear Mr. Morris, We are pleased to inform you that we may have found..."

His vision began to fade around the edges. He sat down and took deep breaths. He reached up to loosen his tie.

He was finally going to have a family. Someone to love, someone to be loved by. This was it, he could tell, and he had never been so happy. He thought he might die. But he couldn't, not when he'd finally been given this chance. So he steadied himself, stood up, and went to the phone.

"Hello? This is Mr. Morris. I've just received your letter..."