She Paid a Stranded Biker’s Gas, and Three Days Later Everything Changed

that way.

Lily, seven, sat cross-legged with one of the therapy dolls, explaining patiently why the doll needed a blanket over her feet because “sometimes being little makes the world feel drafty.”

Ava, nine, grinned at Alicia from her walker and asked whether they could paint the front sign next weekend, because if it looked nicer maybe “people would continue reading …