A lonely school bus driver remembered every child’s birthday—one afternoon, the entire town came together to surprise him.

birthday again next year.

I told him yes.

Then he asked, “Who’s going to remember Mr. Walter’s?”

I smiled and looked back at the crowd still gathered around that old yellow bus.

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