THE FIRST STEPS
Three months later.
Emily wasn’t in a wheelchair. She was wearing leg braces, leaning on David’s arm as they walked through the same park.
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They reached the bench where they had first met Ryan. The boy was there, looking cleaner, wearing a new backpack David had bought him.
“You were right,” David said, placing a hand on the boy’s shoulder.
David didn’t just help Emily. He became Ryan’s legal guardian, ensuring the boy would never have to live on the streets again.
Jennifer was in a mandatory treatment facility. She wasn’t allowed near Emily without supervision.
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