understood that he was not going to call the authorities.
He understood that what he was about to do was technically illegal, providing shelter to minors without notifying child protective services, essentially taking children without authorization.
He understood the risk.
And then he looked at Marcus, who was helping Calvin tie his shoelace because Calvin’s fingers were still stiff from the cold, and he thought, “There is no version of calling the right people that ends well for these boys.
” He had seen what happened to kids in the system.
