The old man looked down at the burger.<\/p>\n
Then slowly toward the biker.<\/p>\n
His eyes settled on the man’s wrist.<\/p>\n
An old silver watch.<\/p>\n
Scratched.<\/p>\n
Worn with time.<\/p>\n
The old man’s hand began to tremble.<\/p>\n
His voice barely a whisper.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere did you get that?\u201d<\/p>\n
The biker glanced at the watch.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father gave it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The old man froze.<\/p>\n
A tear slipped down his cheek.<\/p>\n
Slowly\u2014<\/p>\n
he reached inside his blanket.<\/p>\n
Pulling out a faded black-and-white photograph.<\/p>\n
Two young men stood side by side.<\/p>\n
Laughing.<\/p>\n
One of them wore the exact same watch.<\/p>\n
The biker stared at the photo.<\/p>\n
Confused.<\/p>\n
Then turned it over.<\/p>\n
His breath caught.<\/p>\n
A familiar name was written on the back.<\/p>\n
The same name engraved inside the watch.<\/p>\n
His father’s name.<\/p>\n
The biker looked at the old man.<\/p>\n
His voice shaking.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew my dad?\u201d<\/p>\n
The old man smiled sadly.<\/p>\n
For a long moment, he couldn’t answer.<\/p>\n
Then he nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn’t just know him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biker’s eyes filled with tears.<\/p>\n
He looked back at the watch.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, it felt heavier than ever before.<\/p>\n
Then\u2014<\/p>\n
without hesitation\u2014<\/p>\n
he wrapped his arms around the old man.<\/p>\n
The old man hugged him back.<\/p>\n
Crying openly.<\/p>\n
Because after years of believing he had lost his only family\u2014<\/p>\n
his nephew had found him.<\/p>\n
Right there.<\/p>\n
On a cold curb outside a diner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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