“You just changed our lives. Let her submit the essay, Bear.”
Madison won the contest. Had to read it in front of the whole school. Three hundred kids. Their parents. Teachers.
Madison read her essay with clear voice. No shame. No hesitation. When she got to the part about the $7.43, parents were crying. When she talked about Daisy’s last day, teachers were crying. When she said “Mr. Bear taught me that heroes don’t wear capes, they wear leather,” my brothers stood and applauded.
After, kids surrounded me. Wanting to see the biker hero. Parents thanked me. One mom said her daughter had been leaving money in dog collars at the shelter “for the motorcycle angels.”
“You started something,” she said.Continue reading…
