56 GLORY WALKER
November 8
The sound of the shot was still ringin’ in my ears when my boy hit the ground. Without thinkin’, I dropped to my knees and scooped Trent into my arms. The entire world went dark and silent around us.
“No, baby. No.” I searched his face for answers and was stunned. I know no one will believe this (I don’t think I’d believe it if it didn’t happen to me), but at that moment his face transformed. The Lord knows I couldn’t pay my boy a million dollars to look me straight in the eye, but for a second, I saw the face of a handsome young man lookin’ right into my soul. That face, those eyes, knew me for the weak person I was. He saw through all my anger and pain. He saw me for all of my faults. And he smiled at me. It was a kind and gentle smile. He forgave me. Thank
