PART 1 OF 14
The Courtroom
Mavenlus DeskFICTION
Eli was fifteen and bleeding lightly above his eyebrow.
He stood before the judge with one arm wrapped around his four-year-old brother, Noah.
The child’s face was buried in Eli’s coat.
Social services wanted to take Noah to a care centre.
Eli kept saying that he could care for him.
He had no parents, but he still had his hands, his home, and his promise.