Nathan noticed that a little boy didn’t get off the last bus stop and asked him where he was going. The boy asked if he could sleep on the bus because he had no idea where his mother was, but Nathan had a better solution. Then he discovered something heartbreaking about the kid.
“Hey, kid. This is the last stop. You have to get out,” Nathan said from his spot on the driver’s seat of the bus. A little boy was his last remaining passenger, but he had yet to exit the bus. He saw the kid standing and approaching him with his hands in his pockets.
“Sir, can I spend the night here?” the boy asked, looking down at his feet.
“On the bus? That’s impossible. My supervisor would kill me,” Nathan answered, shaking his head. “Where do you live? I can walk with you after I leave my bus at the terminal.”
He should’ve asked more questions on the phone because they reached the hospital, asked for Melissa, and discovered something shocking.
The boy shook his head. “I don’t know where I live. We had just moved to this city, and my mommy was supposed to get on one of the stops. She didn’t,” he revealed, his lips quivering in fear.
Nathan had no idea what to do, but he couldn’t leave the kid alone, especially if his mother was missing. He decided to take him home.”What’s your name, kid?” he asked when they reached Nathan’s studio apartment in Ohio…CONTINUE READING