WESTFIELD

His body is crouching forward, back arched, over the handlebars/steering wheels, like he’s a jockey willing a Melbourne Cup winner home. His body is tense, and he is just short of breaking a branch off a tree and whipping the machine.⁠
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Determination is sculpted on this face. He is old and cranky and refuses to miss out on this, as he has missed out most of his life.⁠
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Even three ex-wives have not been able to make him happy. This will. He will be part of a crowd. He is craving that connection. He is craving that reward.⁠
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