"I know it was not easy talking about your experience. I am so proud of you for being so brave." She stared at the boy directly in his eyes, establishing eye contact, hoping that the walls he built around him would all crumble down.
After learning the entire story of the boy she had accidentally bumped with at the park, she immediately decided to help him. It was precisely for this reason that she had devoted her life to her pro bono cases.
"Please, Miss Dani, don't send me back to my foster parents. I don't want to go back to that house." Jeremy begged, kneeling before her with his hands clamped together tightly in front of her.
He knew the drill. He was not the only one to experience such injustice. Usually, it was the kids who took the blame for running away.
