The only reply to their awe was his own disbelief at what had just happened:
“I stared into the eyes of the devil and I lived.”
The only reply to their awe was his own disbelief at what had just happened: “I stared into the eyes of the devil and I lived.”
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His brothers had come out of the diner and witnessed the commotion.
They peppered their older brother with questions about the ride.
His brothers had come out of the diner and witnessed the commotion. They peppered their older brother with questions about the ride.
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Joseph watched as the Riverside devil stared back at him.
Joseph watched as the Riverside devil stared back at him.
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The Hell’s Angel gave his machine one final rev and then peeled out, turning onto the street and gunning the beast out of town.
The Hell’s Angel gave his machine one final rev and then peeled out, turning onto the street and gunning the beast out of town.
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He motioned to the biker with a nod and casual two-finger salute of goodbye, good riddance.
He motioned to the biker with a nod and casual two-finger salute of goodbye, good riddance.
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Joseph’s father didn’t flinch, his calloused hand around Joseph’s shoulder.
Joseph’s father didn’t flinch, his calloused hand around Joseph’s shoulder.
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The engine roared and he revved it over and over, staring down the father.
The engine roared and he revved it over and over, staring down the father.
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“Good luck with that one, kid,” he said to Joseph, and mounted his machine.
“Good luck with that one, kid,” he said to Joseph, and mounted his machine.
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The biker turned around with his back to the father and let another fart rip, then spit on the sidewalk as he walked to his bike.
The biker turned around with his back to the father and let another fart rip, then spit on the sidewalk as he walked to his bike.
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The man was in the father’s face in a heartbeat, letting spittle fly as he shouted, “Whatever the hell I want!”
The man was in the father’s face in a heartbeat, letting spittle fly as he shouted, “Whatever the hell I want!”
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“What the hell do you think you’re doing taking off with my son like that?!”
“What the hell do you think you’re doing taking off with my son like that?!”
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“The kid sure liked the ride,” the Hell’s Angel taunted.
“The kid sure liked the ride,” the Hell’s Angel taunted.
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They rode back in silence.
The man looked at Joseph’s dad with a sh*t-eating grin.
They rode back in silence. The man looked at Joseph’s dad with a sh*t-eating grin.
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“Of course you do, kid.
The open road isn’t for everyone.
Plus, my old lady would kill me if I brought home another mouth to feed.”
“Of course you do, kid. The open road isn’t for everyone. Plus, my old lady would kill me if I brought home another mouth to feed.”
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He longed for his father. Even his brothers weren’t bad enough to trade for this life.
“I want to go back to my family.”
He longed for his father. Even his brothers weren’t bad enough to trade for this life.
“I want to go back to my family.”
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The world began to turn gray, and his vision began to tunnel as if the moment was too much for his mind.
The world began to turn gray, and his vision began to tunnel as if the moment was too much for his mind.
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He was forced to admit that he was just a child, one that was trying not to cry out in terror.
He was forced to admit that he was just a child, one that was trying not to cry out in terror.
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Joseph wanted to be a man, to rise to the challenge, but the moment felt too heavy for him.
Joseph wanted to be a man, to rise to the challenge, but the moment felt too heavy for him.
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“Well kid, what’s it gonna be? Time to live your life? Ready to see Riverside? Or do you want to go back to your baby crib with Daddy?”
“Well kid, what’s it gonna be? Time to live your life? Ready to see Riverside? Or do you want to go back to your baby crib with Daddy?”
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As they reached the end of the town, the man broke hard and spun the bike around.
As they reached the end of the town, the man broke hard and spun the bike around.
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Joseph had no choice but to hold tight to the man’s jacket, the red devil inches away staring unflinchingly into his eyes.
Joseph had no choice but to hold tight to the man’s jacket, the red devil inches away staring unflinchingly into his eyes.
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Joseph thought of his mother; would he ever see her again?
The Hell’s Angel continued to increase speed toward the highway.
Joseph thought of his mother; would he ever see her again? The Hell’s Angel continued to increase speed toward the highway.
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The Hell’s Angel gave him no acknowledgment except to spit toward the ground. He turned the bike away and gunned it down the street toward the open road.
𝘖𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥.
He turned the bike away and gunned it down the street toward the open road.
𝘖𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥.
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The Hell’s Angel gave him no acknowledgment except to spit toward the ground.
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As they reached the corner of the main street, Joseph’s father walked toward them smiling knowingly.
As they reached the corner of the main street, Joseph’s father walked toward them smiling knowingly.
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The biker rode them back down the hill.
The biker rode them back down the hill.
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Through the ride, he felt connected to both heaven above and hell below: a life in the balance.
Through the ride, he felt connected to both heaven above and hell below: a life in the balance.
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He felt more of a man than he did moments ago.
He wondered if he would ever feel like a child again.
He felt more of a man than he did moments ago. He wondered if he would ever feel like a child again.
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Joseph felt terrified but exhilarated — No seatbelt, no helmet, riding a steel beast and holding on for his life.
Joseph felt terrified but exhilarated — No seatbelt, no helmet, riding a steel beast and holding on for his life.
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Then he gunned it again, jetting down several blocks.
Then he gunned it again, jetting down several blocks.
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