A son forgiveness
Let me introduce myself My name is DR. Richard Hutchinson. I have been a Dr. for 35 years in Duluth Minnesota. I strive to be the best. I also wanted my only son Kenneth to be a Dr. I pushed him I am ashamed to say so he turned his back on the life I wanted for him doing so I thought he turned his back on me. I know now He wanted his own life to be his own man.
So, 12 years ago he moved to California and became a police officer. A wall was put up between us I could never understand why he thew away the life I wanted for him as I said I am ashamed. He has been a police officer for 12 years now and out of the 10 out of the years he has been a partner with 1-man Dave Starsky. At a young age together, they became detectives in the roughest part of the city. Together they made many arrests and became highly decorated. I would not listen when he tried to tell me how much being a cop meant to him how much his partner meant to him, All I saw that my son was wasting his life. Even my wife tries to get me to see she understood our son and understood how he loved David I thought it was strange that two men loved each other. My wife keeps telling me my stupidity was pushing my boy away.
Then on May 15 everything changes, and I knew I had to make things right with my son. For on that day his world was shattered. I was at work when one of my fellows Dr. told me to turn on a tv. When I did, I saw a news flash on. A news flash about a police officer who was gun down in a police garage in Bay city California. To my horror, I saw a red and white car with blood splatter over the side than I saw my son kneeling by the figure on the ground he was covered with blood I could see the grief on his face as a large black man pulled him away from the figure on the ground I knew in my heart that it was David as a Dr. I knew that much blood he was either dead or soon would be after the news report was over, I try to call but could not get thew. So, I went home several hours later Mary finally talk to Ken and Dave Capt. he said David had made it to the surgery, but the Drs did not think he would make it. He said Ken was devastated he would not talk to anyone. I keep asking myself why I did not learn why did not I go to my boy the answer was because I am an old fool. Thankfully, God heard the prays for David. For 7 days after he was shot the man who everybody thought would die woke up from a coma with my son by his side. It's been a month now and David was still in the hospital and I knew it was time I make amends to my son and to him to do that I need to go to Bay City.
The first thing I needed to do is go to talk to Captain Harold Dopey. I wanted to get to know the man my boy had become and get to know better the man who was his best friend. The Captain was not happy to see me and he told me so. I understood and I told him. I also told him I knew he was more of a father to my son than I was and that I knew he loved him and David. He then took me home to meet his wife. Over the next few hours, they told me about my son and David about the two men they loved like they were their sons. I learn so much and them a few hours about how the two made a difference in people's lives. How many people they saved? I found about the times they been hurt about the times they lost the women they loved. I learn there had been times Ken had been on the verge of death and the times David had been it was their love for each other and the unwellness to leave the other alone it what got them thew. Harold told me he believes is why David survived because he would not leave Ken, he also told me he believes if David would have died, we would have Lost Ken too. I told him how I thought they might be gay he laughs in my face he said they loved each other and will die for each other; They were not in love with each other. Again, I felt ashamed my son was a man a father should be proud of and I realized I was. I told Harold that I was proud, and I love my son. His wife Edith asked me if I ever told Ken that I realized I had not. I said it was time I did. Before I said good night to these Good people I promise them I was going make things right I was going to let my son know how proud I am of him and how much I loved him. I also showed them a gift I had for the two brave men two sliver stars one that belongs to my father Ken grandfather who loved Ken so much and one of my uncles who had died in battle in world war 1.
So now I stand outside Dave's hospital room and silently watch as Ken helps Dave back to bed gently helping him to lay down and get as comfortable as he could. I could see the pain etch in David's face but I also could see the love a brother love I saw it on my son's face as he tucks the blankets around David when I hear David say. "Maybe you should have become a DR." that was when I went in. They both look at me in shock I saw as Ken stands between me and his friend I knew that what Harold had said was true "No David your Wong he was never meant to be Dr he was meant to be what he is and to be at your side." I say "What do you want Dad? Mom said you were in town" My son was not going make it easy I didn't want easy, I also could see how tired my son was Harold told me how he tracks down and arrested the man that put a hit on them. The reason David laid here when he was not on duty he was here at the hospital "Please son let me talk to you." I said, "I don't need this neither does he." Ken said behind him I hear Dave say. "Listen to him Hutch he is your dad" I smiled at the young man although he was in pain his first thought was my son. Ken looks down at him and for a few minutes they just look at each other I knew they were doing that unspoken thing Harold told me about. Ken nods and looks up to me "Ok dad for him." He says "First David I meet what I said I know that now, Kenny was never meant to be a DR, He was meant to be what he is a dam good cop and to be at your side. I want to thank you for loving him I know it not wrong for two men to love each other I know you love him more than you can love a brother. Ken, I want to tell you how proud you. I am sorry I never told you that. You are doing what God meant for you to do I know that now. You two make a difference in the crazy world. I have something for you two." I say taking the two small boxes out and handing to the two of them. I watched as they opened them. I could see the tears in my son's eyes so could Dave. "Hutch?" he asked uncertainly "They are my grandpa and my great uncles silver stars." He said looking at me. I smiled softly and said "I want the two of you to have them they once belong to two brave brothers I want them to again for that wants you two are. There is a gift from my heart to let you know son I love, and I am proud of you. I just hope you can forgive me, but I will not force you. I leave now so Dave can rest.
Just as I step out of the doorway, I feel a hand on my shoulder I turn to my son and for the first time, I pulled him into an embrace. As I do I see Harold coming toward us. "I love you dad and I do forgive you." My son says going back into the room. I take one look at the two of them as Harold comes and stands by me. "They are going be ok as long as they are together. "he says "I know, and you will always watch over them. "I say he smiles. "Always they are my boys." He says I smile to my heart is lighter. God had to give me a chance to make things right my son had forgiven me.