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fact?” Ryan caught the tone.
    “Because I have been so called lost so many times before and each time when they came looking for me I was alright. So I made a deal with the sheriff not to look for me for at least 24 hours.” Rob waited, but it did not take long for Ryan’s reaction.
    “Dad , how could you!”
    “I know son, and I know this time my luck has run out. I won’t make it that long I’m sorry to say. I kind of sealed my own fate on this one.” he says apologetically.
    “You see son—and I knew it all along—you are the rescue team.” His voice trails off.
    Ryan thinks to himself. So this is it—it really is up to me!
    “Dad, I’m going to be honest with you, I don’t think I can do it ,” he said turning towards his dad.
    “Dad what about you, do you think I can do this?”
    Rob does not answer. Not right away. He has to be careful with the words he chooses. He knows he has one shot at injecting enough bravery into his son to sustain him through his journey. It will be a 24 hour, six mile journey that will take great courage.

Chapter Nine
     
    “Ryan, I will never forget the day you were born, and to this day I have not seen a greater look of joy on your mother’s face. Oh, she had that same look for your brother and sister, so don’t get me wrong.” Rob said.
    “Mom had a little difficulty breathing during the birth so she held an oxygen mask to her face.  She was watching the doctor who was prepping you to be placed in her arms for the first time. I saw the unspeakable joy in her eyes as she patiently waited. She takes the mask down and looks at me and says, “Baby Ryan Rob, its baby Ryan!” She put the mask back up to her face and with tears of joy she said, “thank you Lord.”
    “Then the doctor rises up and places you in your mother’s arms for the first—”
    R ob couldn’t go on.
    “That’s OK dad, I know what you’re trying to say.” Ryan sa id.
    “One Christmas your mom saved money all year and bought you this red electric powered four wheel drive truck. You remember that don’t you Ryan?” His dad said excitedly.
    “Ah yea, I think I do,” not sure where his dad was going with this.
    “Man, you should have seen the look of pride on your face, I mean you were doing it, you were driving all by yourself. You stopped and looked at your mom and me with a look on your face that’s still fresh in my mind today. It was the look that said— I can do this! And you did Ryan. You did do it all by yourself.” His father said with enthusiasm.
    “You had that same look on your face when the pinewood derby car you and I built won second place. Huh Ryan, you remember that don’t you? Do you remember the pride you felt? I was just swelling with pride.”
    “How about the time you and your mom won the mother-son dance at the boys club? Can you recall the look on you rs and your mother’s face in that picture you brought home?”
    “Oh yea, we had some moves, mom rehearsed with me for about an hour before we left. I felt that we had a chance to win it all.” Ryan said, with a spark of pride.
    It was th at spark that Rob was waiting for. He knows that he has to fan it into a raging fire if they have any chance at being rescued. Rob carries on.
    “I know you remember this one son. It’s the end of regulation time—it’s time for the shoot out and Ryan’s the goalie. All Ryan has to do is block this last shot and his team wins the championship. The ball is kicked—it’s a rocket to Ryan’s face—with gloved hands he bats the ball down and steps out of the goalie box. He is swamped by his team mates as they carry him off to the sideline. Thanks to Ryan, they have won the championship!”
    “With a little less drama dad, but yes it was an awesome sense of achievement. You taught me to never give up, that I should always strive to be the best I can in life. You and mom, and everybody in the family are always there to support me.” Then turning his head to the window,