Chapter 19
The pawnshop was in a seedy part of town where the buildings were run down, and the streets looked as if they hadn’t been repaired in decades. A man who was clearly on drugs sat on a broken-down porch, fiddling with his hands and rocking. Ellie didn’t want to look away, so many people probably had, allowing this person to blend in with the decay of the town instead of trying to help.
She shifted and went to point, but Shaun shook his head. “You can’t save everyone, Ellie.”
“I know, but is there something wrong with trying?”
“A lifetime of disappointment. You can’t help those who don’t want to be helped.”
“How do you know he doesn’t want to be helped? Maybe he doesn’t have the resources to get help.”
“Because I grew up in a place like this. That man is no different than the
