Chapter 108

• I was sitting in my car in front of the youth center waiting for Jaleel to arrive. It was still early, barely past seven a.m. but I’d done a lot of thinking over the past two weeks and I wanted to do something. I saw him walking up the sidewalk and climbed out of my car.
• That report on the news had chilled my soul. I had been a child like that once, and even though they’d get justice, the damage had already been done. Their souls had already been marred and only time would tell if they’d survive it.
• “Hey, Kage, long time no see,” Jaleel said when he reached me.