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Not your problem.<\/em>
Don\u2019t get involved.<\/em>
This is how you get arrested.<\/em><\/p>\n

But then the girl lifted her head.<\/p>\n

Her cheeks were bright red. Her lips were turning blue. Frozen tears streaked her face. And in her eyes\u2014<\/p>\n

Marcus recognized that look.<\/p>\n

He had seen it on the streets. In adults who stopped asking for help.<\/p>\n

The look of someone who was shutting down.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey\u2026 are you okay?\u201d Marcus asked softly, stepping closer to the gate.<\/p>\n

The girl startled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy name\u2019s Marcus. Why are you outside? Where\u2019s your mom?\u201d<\/p>\n

She swallowed hard, her voice barely audible.<\/p>\n

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Not your problem.Don\u2019t get involved.This is how you get arrested. But then the girl lifted her head. Her cheeks were bright red. Her lips were turning blue. Frozen tears streaked her face. And in her eyes\u2014 Marcus recognized that look. He had seen it on the streets. In adults who stopped asking for help. The…<\/p>\n

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