Quiet Rescue at the Park

A maintenance worker was closing the gate at a community park. The last jogger

had left. Everything felt still. Then he noticed movement near the

drainage ditch. A small shape was shifting awkwardly. He walked closer to see.

A young raccoon was trapped between concrete slabs. Soaked. Barely moving.

Trying to climb out. Most people had already driven past. But he stopped.

No one was filming. No one was watching. Just him and the animal. He crouched down

and carefully shifted the debris. The raccoon scrambled free and disappeared into the brush.

He stood there for a moment. The park was quiet again. He locked the gate