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My eyes tear up, too, and I’m not sure why Because hers do Because I know she’s about to tellthat hurts Damion I move to sit next to her “Tell me Please”

“When he was seventeen, he and his mother were here in the shelter Or the old shelter, before we moved”

“Damion was homeless”

She nods “His mama had lost her job and they had no family Four days they were here when she just dropped dead”

I gasp and cover my mouth “No God No”

“It was horrible,” she says gri away a tear “I was there I still re over her, screa for his mama He went into shock and had to be hospitalized”

Tears spill down ?”

“Teeks When he got out, he was my boy My Roberto and I nurtured him back to health Six months later it was like he found sohteen and took a job on co stocks or so ive us soh He was here every weekend”

I stand up “I need to see him”

She tugs me down “No Not here It’s too emotional for him Talk to him alone”

I s hard “I just want to go hug him”

She ss He doesn’t let anyone in There was a girl years back, when he first got ht they were alike Soon she started ot tired of it Gave her some cash and sent her on her way Only she wanted more cash She threatened to say she was abused at the shelter”

“What did he do?”

“Dared her to do it, and thankfully she didn’t”

I stand up “I’ to hiht now”