“Are you sure?” The police officer looked at the brunette like he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “You want to give him the money?” “Yes.” She glanced at the surly teen. He glared back at her, but I spotted the tiniest glint of hope in his eyes. “The cash means more to him than to me.” “He tried to steal from you.” The officer sounded as baffled as I felt. I leaned against a nearby building and scrolled through my phone, but all my attention was focused on the interaction playing out less than ten feet away. I didn’t know what’d compelled me to stick around after the kid had been caught,
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