Now, I take Mom out to lunch three times a week. We watch her favorite shows. I hold her hand when she’s scared. I answer every call. She never waits alone anymore.
Derek taught me the meaning of true decency. A tattooed, leather-clad biker—the kind of man I might have judged—walked through a storm to save a stranger. And I, her son, didn’t pick up the phone.
So here’s my confession—and my gratitude.
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