The biker stared at the little girl.<\/p>\n
\u201cJack Morgan?\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The diner faded into silence.<\/p>\n
The biker slowly rolled up his sleeve, revealing the faded tattoo more clearly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho told you to look for this mark?\u201d<\/p>\n
The little girl reached into her backpack.<\/p>\n
With trembling hands, she pulled out a worn photograph.<\/p>\n
She placed it on the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad said… if anything ever happened to him, I should find the man with this tattoo.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biker picked up the photograph.<\/p>\n
His breath caught.<\/p>\n
It showed two young bikers standing shoulder to shoulder.<\/p>\n
One was Jack.<\/p>\n
The other was him.<\/p>\n
His voice barely escaped.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The little girl’s eyes filled with tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad never stopped talking about you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biker looked up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is he now?\u201d<\/p>\n
She lowered her head.<\/p>\n
Her lips trembled.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe’s missing.\u201d<\/p>\n
For a long moment\u2014<\/p>\n
the biker couldn’t speak.<\/p>\n
Then he carefully folded the photograph and slipped it into his vest pocket.<\/p>\n
He stood.<\/p>\n
Every biker in the diner looked toward him.<\/p>\n
His voice was calm.<\/p>\n
Certain.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re going to find Jack.\u201d<\/p>\n
The little girl reached for his hand.<\/p>\n
For the first time since walking into the diner\u2014<\/p>\n
she smiled.<\/p>\n
Because she knew she wasn’t searching alone anymore.<\/p>\n
She had found the one man her father trusted to bring him home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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