SHE SHOWED UP AT THE STATION WITH HER KIDS—THEN SAID FIVE WORDS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
It was just past midnight when the station doors creaked open. A woman stepped inside, a worn bag slung over her shoulder and a toddler perched on her hip. Three more children followed behind, their eyes heavy with sleep and uncertainty. I noticed it right away—the fear in her eyes, the way she carried herself…