Officer Mitchell responds to loitering complaint. 14-year-old has been sitting at bus stop for 17 HOURS. When the officer asks why… 😭💙

🚌 Darius, 14, at bus stop since 6 AM (17 hours)
👕 Wearing same dirty school uniform for weeks
😭 “I’m waiting for my mom – she’s late”
⏰ Almost midnight – she usually arrives at 6:30 PM
💔 Mom died 3 WEEKS AGO – car accident
🚗 Hit by car walking home FROM THIS BUS STOP
👨‍👦 Dad gone since age 4, no other family
🏠 Ran from foster care 3 days ago – sleeping on streets
🎒 Backpack: 3 granola bars, water, textbooks, mom’s photo
😢 “I can close my eyes and pretend she’s coming home”
🚏 This was their spot – met here every night
👮 Officer: “My wife is pregnant – I think about my child”
💙 Finds specialized foster family (lost their own son)
🪧 City installs memorial plaque on bench for mom
🌸 Community leaves fresh flowers weekly
📚 6 months later: thriving, honor roll, basketball team
✨ “She’s not at the bus stop. She’s in my heart.”

He wasn’t loitering. He was waiting for a mother who would never come home

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