Chapter 74

Drew

Sunshine is bright on my face, warm on my back as I drive along the Kentucky back roads that have been my home for all my life. At one point I thought they would trap me, keep me in a situation I didn’t love, one where I only knew struggle, sacrifice, and anger. It wasn’t until I got on a bike behind the man riding alongside me, though, that I knew how important these roads would end up being in my development. The first time I got on a bike with him, I knew things would change for me. It was a pounding in my chest and a turning in my gut, but it wasn’t fear. For the first time, it wasn’t fear. My insides didn’t shake when he got close to me, I didn’t look to my mom, silently asking for permission. I knew if we were with him, she trusted him implicitly.