Ysrael by Junot Diaz

I found this story very moving. Even though Rafa was a horny jerk, his actions and his relationship with his brother is very real. Also, the narrator's voice rang very true of a 9 year old boy, one who has more interest in befriending the strange and elusive Ysrael instead of hurting him to see his deformed face. The scene on the bus where the man gropes the narrator, and he starts crying afterwards, Rafa just calls him a pussy and he cannot tell his older brother what happened. That broke my heart. Did anyone else feel really bad for Ysrael?