She Was In Labor And Alone, So I Gave Her A Free Ride—Days Later, She Called With A Request I Never Expected…

“Carolina,” she answered between gasps. “Oh God, it hurts so much.”

“It’s almost time, Carolina. Breathe like they taught you, okay?”

“I didn’t go to class,” she said, her voice cracking. “I couldn’t… I don’t have anyone…”

A lump formed in my throat. I thought of my own daughter, who was about this girl’s age.

“Now you have me, okay? You’re not alone. We’ll get there all right.”

The traffic was stifled by the rain, yet I took side streets I knew by heart after twenty years of driving a taxi. Carolina moaned in the backseat.

“I won’t be able to pay,” she said suddenly. “I spent everything I had on the deposit for the apartment. I… I’m so sorry.”

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