my ha ir. “Hel p me, Lily,” he whi spers . “I need you to hel p me. ”
He ho lds me agains t hi m and I kno w deep in my hea rt tha t I’m
doing the right thi ng . There is so much more good in hi m tha n bad,
and I’ll do wha tev er I can to conv inc e hi m of tha t unt il he can see it,
too.