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Article: From living on subway trains in New York to finding a new life and parents in Lynnwood, it's a...Long road home.(Sports)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
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Byline: Mason Kelly; Seattle Times staff and news services
Naji Moore-Taylor doesn't want to go home. The school day is over, but he can't bring himself to face the fury of his mother.
From his school in Queens, he walks through the rain to the subway. He knows he doesn't belong in this neighborhood, but doesn't stop. His feet hurt. The sun fades and he is hungry. He is tired and alone. He boards a train headed anywhere but home.
He is not sure where to go or who can help. Only 11 or 12, he wanders throughout the night, walking through Manhattan until dirt covers his Jordans. Then he rides the train until he falls asleep.
When ...