The first thing you see when you walk through Yuri De Luna’s front door these days is a blue air mattress leaning against a wall at the entrance. It’s for her 11-year old son, Eloyd.
“He’s scared of windows. His bed’s high, so he won’t sleep in his room,” she says, citing his recent fears of a gunman attacking while he sleeps.
Some days Eloyd covers the windows of their home with blankets. “I don’t know how a blanket would protect [from] a bullet,” Yuri says, letting out a laugh tinged with sorrow. “But, you know, it’s just whatever makes him feel comfortable.”
