However, Gage's faith had been challenged many times. There were many times in his life when he felt that his entire being was being pulled to the side of evil, and the main culprit appeared on the day of his graduation.
Graduation from an orphanage here was handled very mildly. They were would be a small going away party for the now mature youth at age 18, a cake, some singing, prayers, and well wishes, and that was it.
Gage had gone through many graduations during his 10-year stay in this orphanage, so when it finally came to his turn, he was already calm about it. There was no excitement because most orphans would start working various jobs by age 13, so they knew how tough the reality of the world was.
Most would even opt to stay because the orphanage was a free roof over their head. In this capital city, the prices of rent were so exorbitant that even bourgeois kids from good middle-class homes preferred to stay with their parents than move out.
