One Child Policy - Based on a true life event

The girl clung to her Matchbox car, and with large eyes peered from behind me at the young couple cooing at their treasure; a tiny baby boy. "Would you like to meet your brother?" asked her mother barely more than a child herself. The girl continued to stare, her gaze quite impentetrable. Was it disinterest or was it sadness that I saw flash across her face? "Come," said her father tentatively. He beckoned to her but still she stared, motionless. Then, as if her eyes had finally had their fill, she turned away and walked quietly back into the orphanage.