Hundreds of bikers showed up at the funeral of a boy no one wanted to bury because his father was in jail for murder.

Hundreds of bikers showed up at the funeral of a boy no one wanted to bury because his father was in jail for murder.

The funeral director called us after spending two hours alone in the chapel, waiting for someone—whoever it was—to come and say goodbye to little Tomás Lucero.

The boy had died of leukemia after struggling for three years, with his grandmother as his only visitor, and she suffered a heart attack the day before burial.

Social Services said they had complied, the foster family claimed it was not their responsibility, and the parish claimed they could not associate with the son of a murderer.

So this innocent man, who in his last months asked if his father still loved him, was going to be buried alone in a municipal niche with only one number per tombstone.

It was then that Miguelón, president of the Nomadic Riders, made the decision: “No child goes underground alone. I don’t care whose son it is.”

What none of us knew was that Tomás’s father, in his maximum-security cell, had just learned of his son’s death and planned to take his own life that night.

The guards had him under surveillance, but we all know how such stories usually end. What happened next not only gave the boy the farewell he deserved, but saved a man who believed he had nothing to live for.

I was having my morning coffee at the club premises when the call came. Emilio Pardo, the director of the Paz Eterna funeral home, sounded as if he had cried.

“Manolo, I need help,” he said. “I have a situation here that I can’t handle alone.”

Emilio had buried my wife five years earlier, treating her with dignity when cancer left her in her bones. I owed him a favor.

“What’s wrong?”

“There’s a child here. Ten years. He died yesterday at the General Hospital. No one has come. And no one will come.”

“Foster child?”

“Worse. His father is Marcos Lucero.”

I knew that name. Everyone knew him. Marcos Lucero had killed three people in a settling of scores four years ago. Life sentence. He had been on all the news.

“The boy had been dying of leukemia for three years,” Emilio continued. “Her grandmother was all she had, and yesterday she had a heart attack. He’s in the ICU, he may not get over it. The Community says that they bury him. The host family washes its hands. Even my team refuses. They say it brings bad luck to bury the son of a murderer.”

“What do you need?”

“Pallbearers. Someone who… to accompany him. He’s just a kid, Manolo. He didn’t choose his father.”

I got up, determined. “Give me two hours.”

“Manolo, I only need four people—”.

“You’ll have more than four.”

I hung up and played the sketch in the club’s premises. Within minutes, thirty-seven Nomad Riders were in the main hall.

“Brothers,” I said. “There is a ten-year-old boy about to be buried just because his father is in prison. He died of cancer. No one claims it. No one will mourn him.”

The silence was absolute.

“I’m going to his funeral,” I continued. “I don’t force anyone to come. It is not the club’s business. But if you believe that no child should go alone, meet me in Eternal Peace in ninety minutes.”

Old Bear spoke first: “My grandson is ten.”

“Mine too,” Martillo said.

“My boy would be ten,” Ron muttered quietly. “If the drunk driver hadn’t…”

It didn’t need to end.

Miguelón stood up. “Call the other clubs. To all clubs. This is not about territories or patches. It’s about a child.”

The calls were made. Rebel Eagles. Knights of Steel. Demons of the Asphalt. Clubs that had not spoken to each other for years. Clubs with grudges to death. But when they heard about Tomás Lucero, they all said the same thing: “We will be there.”

I arrived at the funeral home first. Emilio was outside the chapel, lost.

“Manolo, I didn’t mean—”

The roar interrupted him. First came the Nomads, forty-three motorcycles. Then the Eagles, fifty. The Knights, thirty-five. Los Demonios, twenty-eight.

They kept coming. Veterans’ clubs. Christian bikers. Fans who found out through the networks. At two in the afternoon, the parking lot of Paz Eterna and three streets around were full of motorcycles.

Emilio’s eyes widened: “There must be three hundred motorcycles.”

“Three hundred and twelve,” Miguelón corrected, coming closer. “We count them.”

We were taken to the chapel, where a small white coffin was waiting, with a modest bouquet of supermarket flowers next to it.

“Is that all?” asked Sierpe, his voice harsh.

“The flowers are from the hospital,” Emilio admitted. “Standard protocol”.

“the protocol,” someone muttered.

The chapel was filled. Tough men, many with tears in their eyes, passing before the coffin. Someone brought a stuffed animal. Another, a toy motorcycle. Soon there were offerings around—toys, flowers, even a leather jacket with “Honorary Rider” embroidered on it.

But it was Lápida, a veteran of the Eagles, who broke the soul. He put a photo next to the coffin: “This was my child, Javier. The same age when leukemia took him. I couldn’t save him either, Thomas. But now you’re not alone. Javier will show you the way upstairs.”

One by one, the bikers talked. Not of Thomas—no one knew him—but of lost children, of innocence taken away, that no child deserves to die only for the sins of his father.

Then, Emilio received a call. He came back pale.

“The prison,” he said. “Marcos Lucero… he knows. About Tomás. About the funeral. The guards monitor him for suicide risk. Ask if… if anyone came for his son.”

The silence was total.

Miguelón got up: “Put it on speakerphone.”

After hesitating, Emilio called. A broken voice filled the chapel.

“Hello? Is there anyone? Please, is there anyone with my child?”

“Marcos Lucero,” Miguelón said firmly. “This is Miguel Watson, president of the Nomadic Riders. Here are three hundred and twelve motorcycles from seventeen different clubs. We all came for Tomás.”

Silence. Then, sobs. Heartbreaking, of a man who had lost everything.

“He loved them… motorcycles,” Marcos stammered. “Before I ruined everything. I had a toy Harley. He slept with her. He said he wanted to be a biker when he grew up.”

“It will be,” Miguelón promised. “With us. Every Memorial, every charity route, every time we start, Tomás will go with us. I swear on behalf of all the clubs here.”

“I couldn’t even say goodbye,” Marcos whispered. “Not even hugging him. Or tell him that I loved him.”

“Tell him now,” I interjected. “We’ll make sure he hears it.”

The next few minutes were the farewell of a father. Marcos spoke of Tomás’ first steps, of his love for dinosaurs, of his courage in the hospital. He apologized a thousand times for not being there,And today, every time we start our motorcycles, the wind seems to carry the laughter of a child who, at last, can fly free.