The Concrete Line We Do Not Cross Lest the Whole Neighborhood Burn
CHAPTER 1: THE DISRUPTION OF THE CONES The metallic scrape of two orange plastic cones sliding across coarse asphalt shattered the artificial quiet of Elmwood Avenue, a declaration of war delivered in broad daylight. Elena didn’t look up at the second-story bay window of number forty-two, though she felt the sudden, twitching vibration of the…