Excerpt from "Promises Kept" Kirk McElroy had just had the worst day of his young life. He didn't know how his day had taken such a dramatic turn for the worst. In just three short hours, his life had been turned upside down. His parents stood before him, conversing with the police officers over what his punishment would be. Kirk had never seen them so aimlessly lost; they had looks upon their faces that suggested that they had given up all admirable hope for their frequently- delinquent son. In this year alone, Kirk had been involved in several misdemeanors, which he had gotten away with,...