SEVEN
STEVEN ARKIN accompanied D'Andre Walker in the limousine, as they drove back across the bridge to the Bronx. The boy didn't speak further. He seemed fatigued.
Steve worried, believing something larger than all of them had just happened. He was unsure how to respond, now that the incident had gone out globally on television signals. Not just humanity, but the Supernatural realm would also have instantly noticed.
He and the boy slowly walked into the children's hospital, surrounded by the medical staff and the media entourage, and even the patients who crowded to catch a glimpse of the big show. It was a massive, confused frenzy. Steve followed after the boy to the elevator, waving at everyone and smiling for photos.
D’Andre carried his little travel tote bag. When they reached hi
