A Bus Inspector Was Shaming A Crying Woman On My Son’s Bus. He Used His Only Pocket Money To Save Her. You Will Not Believe Who That Woman Actually Was.
The Morning Commute
Traveling by public transportation, especially in the morning rush hour, is not an easy task. A 12-year-old boy named Bobby knew this better than anyone. He embarked on such a journey every morning in order to get to school from the neighborhood that he and his father recently moved to. As usual, Bobby sat by the window and listened to music in his headphones without looking up from his phone.
During his daily trips, the boy had gotten used to the nervousness of his fellow passengers, many of whom were employees of firms and offices rushing to work. But on that day, in addition to the motley of workers and students, an inspector was also riding the bus. Dressed in an official uniform with a special badge on the label of her jacket, she made her presence known.
“Attention passengers, please present your tickets,”
said Pamela Brown in a booming, confident voice.
She had been working as an inspector for the City Transport office for a long time. That day, the woman was in a bad mood. The passengers looked at her nervously and began to extract crumbled tickets from the depths of their purses and pockets.
A Confrontation on the Bus
Since Bobby paid the fare, the inspector’s stern tone didn’t have much of an effect on him. Mrs. Brown seemed completely uninterested in the schoolboy with the backpack on his back. Instead, she walked over to a young woman dressed in simple, modest clothes. At the inspector’s request to show her ticket, the young woman smiled embarrassedly and shook her head in response.
The inspector shouted indignantly so that the entire bus could hear:
“What do you mean you don’t have a ticket? Then you must pay the fine. When you go to the theater I doubt you forget your tickets then. There is no credit department here and we do not do loans.”
“How can I pay the fine? I have no money on me. If I had money I would have gladly paid the fare. You see, I forgot my wallet at home because I rarely take public transportation,”
the young woman said quietly.
She was so embarrassed that she had tears in her eyes.
“Yes, I know all about you swindlers. Forgot her wallet. If you have no money stay at home but be so kind as to pay the fine,”
said the inspector angrily.
The young woman tried to object, but Mrs. Brown reveled in her power and was relentless. Attracted by the commotion, Bobby took off his headphones and looked at the young woman with pity. The commanding controller brought her to tears with her reproaches. Mrs. Brown was threatening the woman with police and promising that she would never let her off the bus until law enforcement arrived.
An Unexpected Act of Kindness
The situation kept heating up until Bobby went up to the inspector and gave her money to pay for the young woman’s fine.
“Here, take this. This should be enough,”
said the boy quietly, handing the inspector a crumbled-up bill.
“Child, don’t get in the way. It’s not your responsibility to save swindlers,”
the inspector said rudely.
But Bobby was adamant and stood his ground. After hesitating for a couple more seconds, the inspector took the money, making a snide remark about the boy’s naivety. But Bobby ignored the woman’s taunts. He calmly adjusted the straps on his backpack and prepared to get off at the right stop. To the boy’s surprise, the young woman followed him.
“Thank you, that was so kind of you. Can you believe it, my car broke down and I left my credit card in the glove compartment? Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to pay you back,”
said the woman, touching her unexpected savior’s shoulder.
“Don’t worry about it at all. You don’t need to pay me back, really,”
Bobby said goodbye and hurried to the school building.
