Chapter 22: Entrusting the Children

Ian Juggins wept as he rolled up Derrick Quinny's left sleeve, revealing a jagged scar that ran half the length of his arm. "If you hadn't taken that hit for me back then, my head would've been long gone." He wiped his eyes, grief clouding his face. "Later I heard you'd been discharged, but the whole employment office had no record of you. I never thought that after all these years, we'd finally meet again." Derrick said, "The injury was too serious. I couldn't fight anymore. I couldn't stay...