Nathaniel, Hannah & Sophie
The miracle of that Christmas had not been that a wealthy stranger bought dinner for a mother and child.
It was that, when the meal ended, all three of them chose not to walk away.
PART 25
A Small Act of Courage
The following spring Sophie came home from school with a concern she had been carrying for several days.
One of her classmates, a quiet boy named Oliver, never brought a snack.
Sometimes he said he wasn’t hungry.
Other times he watched the other children eat and then asked to borrow a pencil so nobody would notice where he was looking.
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