A police officer is left dumbfounded after spotting a child driving a car on the main city road. He apprehends the boy until he discovers why he suddenly decided to take off with the vehicle without a license. Macy was a single mother to a 12-year-old boy named Jimmy.
When Jimmy was eight, his father left them for another woman and never showed himself again. Since the heartbreaking incident, it had always just been Macy and Jimmy. Macy always vowed to put Jimmy first, so whenever she wasn’t working, she’d spend all her time with him.
Every weekend, Macy and Jimmy would go on adventures. They would drive to beaches, go hiking on nature trails, do water activities in lakes, and whatever else they could think of to enjoy together. On one particular weekend, they decided to drive from California to Nevada.
They went camping at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, where they hiked and took pictures around the scenic spot. On their drive back home, Macy suddenly stopped the car by the side of the road. “Hold on a second, sweetheart.
I don’t feel so well,” she admitted. Before Jimmy could even respond, he noticed Macy slump towards the side of her chair, losing consciousness. “Mom!” he yelled.
“Mom! Are you okay?” he said, shaking her to wake her. “Wake up, mom!” he said, then he reached for the water bottle beside him and splash her with water.
When his mom wouldn’t wake up, Jimmy glanced around for nearby establishments, but all he could see was the desert. They were somewhere in the middle of Nevada. There were no cars approaching, so he thought fast.
Jimmy started to pull his mother towards the backseat so he could get behind the wheel. He had no driver’s license and had only driven once in his life, but he was worried that his mom wouldn’t make it if they remained parked in the middle of nowhere. The 12-year-old toggled with the GPS and searched for the nearest hospital, a ten-minute drive from where they were.
He stepped on the gas and breathed a sigh of relief when he started to see establishments pop up left and right, signaling that they were already close to the town proper. However, as soon as he got to one of the main roads, a patrol car started tailing him. “Stop the car on the side of the road!” the officer said through his megaphone.
Jimmy’s heart started to pound. He knew he was in trouble. He slowly stopped the car on the curb and waited for the officers to approach him.
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