He Located Her
Nick was eventually able to gather enough information to determine that Mally was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. The good news for Nick was that he had a friend, Derek Brown, who was stationed at the same air force installation. Derek was able to put Nick in touch with someone who knew something about Mally. The bad news was that Mally’s services were still required and she would not be retiring anytime soon. Nick sought to keep this channel of contact open for years so he could check in on Mally whenever he wanted.
He Located Her
Losing Hope
The more time passed, Nick became increasingly convinced that he would never be able to realistically adopt Mally. He was devastated by the circumstances, and even if he couldn’t adopt Mally when she retired, he hoped to see her one last time. However, he was beginning to lose hope. The next best thing Nick could do was get a tattoo of Mally in case that was all he had to remember her by.
Losing Hope
