Chapter 3
The next week was a blur of activity at the shelter. Not only had the agency in Kansas City picked up another homeless teenager in need of a place to stay, he had been caught stealing and had m*******a on him. The judge decided to give him the opportunity to work with The Promise of Hope Shelter or go to juvie. He had chosen the shelter, so Jacob had driven to the city to get him.
This kid was a handful. He’d been on the streets a while, smoked like a fiend, and had attitude to spare. He was sarcastic, rude, and pushed people’s buttons. Shelby was only sixteen, but life had treated him pretty badly, and when Jacob looked into his eyes, he would swear the youth had lived a much longer life. Shelby didn’t want to be at the shelter and made it well known.
Jacob worried he would r
