Chapter 237

• Dylan’s voice faltered occasionally as he pieced together the chaotic events he’d witnessed, the exhaustion clear in his every word.
• As the group of displaced street kids scattered through the crowded alleyways, Rafael’s eyes caught a familiar figure a young boy with a noticeable limp, reminding him painfully of my nephew, Ryan. The child moved slowly, struggling to keep pace. When Rafael tried to close the distance, a delivery truck suddenly barreled through, crashing into bystanders and throwing the busy street into turmoil.
• Amid the chaos, Rafael instinctively began helping those hurt in the accident. From the corner of his eye, he saw the limping boy again this time being lifted by a burly man and loaded onto a battered van.