A SIX-YEAR-OLD HOMELESS BOY ASKED THE CITY’S MOST FEARED MAN TO BE HIS FATHER FOR ONE DAY
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Chapter 14 / 15
Chapter 14 - On the Anniversary of the Day He Asked Me to Be His Dad, Eli Gave Me a Gift That Made Me CryTen years after we met, Eli gave me a box.
Inside was the old stuffed wolf.
The one he'd chosen because people called me the Wolf.
He had repaired it.
The missing ear was stitched.
The torn body was clean.
I held it.
“You kept this?”
“Of course.”
“Why?”
“Because it was the first thing you gave me.”
I laughed.
“I didn't give it to you.”
“You bought it.”
“That's different.”
“No.”
He smiled.
“You gave me a reason to stop being scared.”
My eyes filled with tears.
He hugged me.
“Happy Dad Day.”
I laughed through the tears.
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“That's not a real holiday.”
“It is now.”
