club.
“Take them to the Forestry and bury them deep.”
“All of them?” Blaze asked.
“Yes, all of them. Put them in the same damn hole for all I care! But put them deep where no animals can dig them up and bring their bones to the surface.”
“You got it Eli,” Blaze said. He got five guys along with shovels and headed out.
Eli walked into the Tavern, took a bottle of whiskey off the shelf, and poured himself a drink. He knew DD was a hothead but he never imagined he’d cook up this type of scheme. Krank’s death was pulling his club apart and he didn’t know how this was going to pan out with the Hell Hounds. He could reach out to Zane, leader of the Hounds, or keep quiet. Zane acted as if he didn’t know anything about Krank’s death. Eli thought, Well, I could do the same when he comes looking for answers regarding his missing men.
At that moment, his cell phone rang. He didn’t want to answer it, but when he saw it was his Dad’s house number he punched the button. It was the nurse. His father was failing fast. Big Daddy hadn’t wanted to be taken to the hospital when the end was near, just let him die in his own bed he told Eli. But if Eli wanted to say goodbye, he better hurry. As Eli ran to his bike, he called Lexi to meet him there.
Chapter Ten
Lexi was waiting in the driveway in her car when Eli arrived at his father’s house. She jumped out when she saw him driving up on his motorcycle.
“I wanted you to be here with me…I don’t think I can face this without you,” Eli said with tears in his eyes.
“Of course I’ll be here Eli,” Lexi said. “You can lean on me.”
They walked into the house together. Eli dreaded this even though he knew it was coming. You think you can prepare for it, but when the end comes, there’s never enough preparation. The nurse came out of the bedroom.
“Go ahead in,” she said. “He’s resting comfortably.” She'd given him morphine for the pain and Big Daddy lay with his head on the pillow, staring out the window. Eli walked over to the bed and stooped down so his father could see him. Lexi remained in the doorway so as not to intrude on this most personal of experiences, but making sure Eli knew she was near in case he needed her.
Eli took his father’s hand in his and said, “Hey Pop, how you feeling?”
“Tired,” his father answered. “I can feel myself slipping away, but its okay.”
Tears slipped from Eli’s eyes, leaving streams down his face.
Big Daddy continued to look out the window at the huge maple tree in the front yard.
“Do you remember the swing Krank made for you and hung from that tree when you were little?”
Eli nodded. Big Daddy was gone a lot on club business back then so Krank filled in as a father figure when he could.
Finally, Big Daddy looked at Eli and said, “I wanted to take this to my grave, but I know I can’t. Just understand me son that I had my reasons. I had Krank killed.”
Eli felt like a ton of bricks just fell on his chest. His dad was delusional--it was the morphine, it had to be.
“Pop, you’re confused. You didn’t kill Krank; we’re not sure who did at this point.”
“No son,” Big Daddy said wearily. “I hired four men to take Krank to the Madison Forestry and string him up on a maple tree. I told them to make sure it was a hard maple, not some hickory or walnut tree. Then I told them to hang the poster around his neck and send his helmet and a map to you.”
Lexi listened and her heart broke for Eli to hear these words coming from his father’s lips. His death was bad enough, but now to hear he also orchestrated the death of a man he also considered a father figure. My God, when does the suffering end?
“But why Pop? Why would you do that?” Eli’s voice hitched, trying to stifle the sobs that were rising up from his chest.
Big Daddy looked away from
“Take them to the Forestry and bury them deep.”
“All of them?” Blaze asked.
“Yes, all of them. Put them in the same damn hole for all I care! But put them deep where no animals can dig them up and bring their bones to the surface.”
“You got it Eli,” Blaze said. He got five guys along with shovels and headed out.
Eli walked into the Tavern, took a bottle of whiskey off the shelf, and poured himself a drink. He knew DD was a hothead but he never imagined he’d cook up this type of scheme. Krank’s death was pulling his club apart and he didn’t know how this was going to pan out with the Hell Hounds. He could reach out to Zane, leader of the Hounds, or keep quiet. Zane acted as if he didn’t know anything about Krank’s death. Eli thought, Well, I could do the same when he comes looking for answers regarding his missing men.
At that moment, his cell phone rang. He didn’t want to answer it, but when he saw it was his Dad’s house number he punched the button. It was the nurse. His father was failing fast. Big Daddy hadn’t wanted to be taken to the hospital when the end was near, just let him die in his own bed he told Eli. But if Eli wanted to say goodbye, he better hurry. As Eli ran to his bike, he called Lexi to meet him there.
Chapter Ten
Lexi was waiting in the driveway in her car when Eli arrived at his father’s house. She jumped out when she saw him driving up on his motorcycle.
“I wanted you to be here with me…I don’t think I can face this without you,” Eli said with tears in his eyes.
“Of course I’ll be here Eli,” Lexi said. “You can lean on me.”
They walked into the house together. Eli dreaded this even though he knew it was coming. You think you can prepare for it, but when the end comes, there’s never enough preparation. The nurse came out of the bedroom.
“Go ahead in,” she said. “He’s resting comfortably.” She'd given him morphine for the pain and Big Daddy lay with his head on the pillow, staring out the window. Eli walked over to the bed and stooped down so his father could see him. Lexi remained in the doorway so as not to intrude on this most personal of experiences, but making sure Eli knew she was near in case he needed her.
Eli took his father’s hand in his and said, “Hey Pop, how you feeling?”
“Tired,” his father answered. “I can feel myself slipping away, but its okay.”
Tears slipped from Eli’s eyes, leaving streams down his face.
Big Daddy continued to look out the window at the huge maple tree in the front yard.
“Do you remember the swing Krank made for you and hung from that tree when you were little?”
Eli nodded. Big Daddy was gone a lot on club business back then so Krank filled in as a father figure when he could.
Finally, Big Daddy looked at Eli and said, “I wanted to take this to my grave, but I know I can’t. Just understand me son that I had my reasons. I had Krank killed.”
Eli felt like a ton of bricks just fell on his chest. His dad was delusional--it was the morphine, it had to be.
“Pop, you’re confused. You didn’t kill Krank; we’re not sure who did at this point.”
“No son,” Big Daddy said wearily. “I hired four men to take Krank to the Madison Forestry and string him up on a maple tree. I told them to make sure it was a hard maple, not some hickory or walnut tree. Then I told them to hang the poster around his neck and send his helmet and a map to you.”
Lexi listened and her heart broke for Eli to hear these words coming from his father’s lips. His death was bad enough, but now to hear he also orchestrated the death of a man he also considered a father figure. My God, when does the suffering end?
“But why Pop? Why would you do that?” Eli’s voice hitched, trying to stifle the sobs that were rising up from his chest.
Big Daddy looked away from
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