A Young Mother in the Crowd
Among the bystanders stood Aisha Brown, a 22-year-old in worn jeans and a faded hoodie.
She had just finished her night shift at a diner and was walking home. In her arms, wrapped in a pink blanket, slept her nine-month-old daughter, Layla.
Aisha had no connection to the boy inside—no reason to risk her life. But as she saw his small hands beating against the glass, her chest tightened. She knew the feeling of helplessness.
