How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"But I can't leave them," Alex said. "It was my idea to come here. I can't leave them now. They are my friends." And, yes, he thought, my family. (12.50)
In the end, Alex honors his family's memory by doing right by Peter and his friends. After all, each of these kids were torn from their families in the cruelest ways possible and set adrift on the mean streets of Moscow. With this in their past, it's only right that they've come together to create a new family.