02/01/2025
I NOTICED A LITTLE GIRL HITTING THE BACK WINDOW OF A SCHOOL BUS AND YELLING FOR HELP – I FROZE WHEN I GOT CLOSER
As I merged into traffic, a yellow school bus zoomed by, and then I saw her—a little girl, her face smashed against the back window, fists hammering desperately.
"What the...?" I muttered.
Instinct took over. I floored it, chasing after the bus. That girl needed help, no doubt about it.
I whipped around the bus and cut it off, forcing it to screech to a halt in the middle of the road.
The driver, a burly guy with a thick mustache, stormed out. "Are you crazy?! What’s your problem, lady?"
Ignoring him, I bolted past, jumping onto the bus. Chaos exploded around me—kids everywhere, laughing, shouting. But I only cared about the girl in the back.
She sat there, alone, her face red, tears streaming down her cheeks.
I reached her... and then froze, because