Young Boy Sobs After Getting on Wrong School Bus, Teen Makes Sure He Gets Home Safely
It’s a horrible thing to be lost and not know how to get home. Thankfully we have apps that help us navigate in such a situation.
But what about those without smartphones? Imagine being a child with no money, no phone, and no clue how to get home.
When an 11-year-old boy from Liverpool boarded the wrong school bus, he had no idea how to correct his error.
According to LAD Bible, the boy had been found crying by a 15-year-old named Tom O’Brien. When O’Brien saw the younger boy in distress, he quickly reached out to lend a hand.
The teenager reportedly gave the younger student 10 pounds so he could pay for his way to the right place.
But O’Brien didn’t stop there. Not only did he pay the boy’s way, he also called a cab to take him home. Two students in the boy’s grade, Harry Campbell and Dylan Robson, waited with him to make sure he made it home safely.
This small act of kindness is something to commemorate. The 15-year-old didn’t have to help, and neither did the 11-year-old’s peers.
But they helped even though they knew their care and generosity would probably go unnoticed. They didn’t show love in exchange for a reward.
Still, one mom of another student on that bus who witnessed Tom’s kindness felt led to thank the teen on social media.
Sky News reported that Ruth Furlong decided to show appreciation for the kind actions on Facebook.
“There really are some truly decent kids out there!” Ruth wrote. “…Faith in humanity restored a little today.”
Parents of the other boys who assisted the one who was lost have expressed how proud they are of their sons.
“I am very proud of him,” Kenny O’Brien, Tom’s dad, told LAD Bible. “He is a very thoughtful lad and has a great personality.”
According to LAD Bible, all the boys attend the same school — Holy Family Catholic High School — and the school’s headteacher, Matthew Symes, is pleased with their actions as well.
Symes discussed how younger students often deal with anxiety around the older kids. Thankfully, this incident has shown that sometimes help comes from the most unexpected sources.
“It is a brilliant example of the older pupils looking out for them,” Symes said. We’re glad the lost boy made it home and hope he made some new friends along the way.
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