Emily’s new wheelchair gleamed.
David looked lost. “What’s going on?”
Officer Daniels smiled and stepped aside.
That’s when I saw it.
A brand-new guitar case leaned against the wall near the table.
David stopped cold.
Nathan rubbed a hand over his jaw. He looked wrecked.
“Yesterday, I found out how bad Emily’s chair had gotten. And how much she’d been hiding. And then I found out that a thirteen-year-old boy sold the thing he loved most because he couldn’t stand watching my daughter struggle.”
A brand-new guitar case leaned against the wall.
David’s face went red. “She needed it.”
Nathan nodded, his eyes shining. “I know, son. That’s why, when I told the squad what happened, they all pitched in.”
Officer Cooper tapped the case lightly. “Every officer on shift contributed, David.”
Jillian wiped her eyes. Emily smiled at David through her tears.
Nathan’s voice broke. “I kept telling myself I was providing for my family. Meanwhile, my daughter was struggling right in front of me, and your son was the one who saw her.”
David looked at him. “You didn’t have to do this, sir.”
