— Chapter 11 —

An Unexpected Opening

What first looked like another delay becomes its own kind of opportunity. The chapter carries the feeling that sometimes the next step arrives quietly, almost before you realize the door is open.

Young man holding a dog on a highway with tires, trucks, and cars in the background.
A boy with short brown hair, wearing a brown T-shirt and camouflage pants, holding a dog's leash, standing outside in front of a white wooden structure resembling a puppet theater with a dog inside, against the background of a house with a dark roof and a green grassy field, with two other boys and some trees visible in the background.