"He turned to me and smiled. ‘I go by Rafael now,’ he said. His voice had a soft lilt—Caribbean? Brazilian? I asked where he’d been. He said, ‘That’s a long story. Part of it requires you to believe that time doesn’t move the same everywhere.’ Then he walked inside."
"Third: the basement. I don’t go in basements. But last Tuesday, their power went out. Mine didn’t. So I walked over. Knock. No answer. The side door was cracked. I looked down the stairs." my neighbors son part 1 jack radley rafael verified
Let’s talk about that ending in the comments! 👇 "He turned to me and smiled
Part 1 focuses heavily on the "reintroduction." It sets the stage by established the history between the Radley family and Rafael’s family, building a foundation of nostalgia mixed with the undeniable tension of present-day changes. Character Profiles: Jack Radley and Rafael Brazilian