What inspired Ishmael to keep moving, even when he didn’t know where he was going?

Kanei's kindness gave Ishmael hope and a sense of belonging.

Kanei, who was older, perhaps sixteen, asked me where I’d been. I smiled without answering. He tapped me on the shoulder as if he knew what I had experienced. “Circumstances will change and things will be fine, just hold on a little more,” he said, tapping my shoulder again and nodding. I responded with a smile.