Kids Call Bus Driver’s Son ‘Cheap’, 10 Years Later They Barely Recognize Him at Class Reunion — Story of the Day

A man who was mocked for being a bus driver’s son meets his former classmates 10 years later at their class reunion – only for them to be left aghast by how unrecognizable he looked now.

When Robert Carson arrived at the venue, he acknowledged that ten years had passed. His classmates’ physical appearances had changed dramatically, as had the manner in which they conducted themselves or pretended to conduct themselves.

At first glance, his eyes fell on their class monitor Jack Wilson. Jack had once been one of the most popular boys in high school. He had a sharp jawline and a clear-cut athletic figure, and he had almost every girl in high school swooning over him.

Then his gaze was drawn to Linda Moseley, the most popular cheerleader and the only one who’d have ever been kind to him. But alas, they all looked so different now.

Jack had developed a potbelly. His hair was well-combed but oily, and Linda, who had once had an hourglass figure, was now nearly unrecognizable due to weight gain. It was only her innocent eyes and kind demeanor that Robert could never forget.

As he stood there looking around at his former classmates, a sudden roll call began. He noticed that some of his classmates had not shown up, which was not surprising; after all, not everyone enjoys such gatherings.

Suddenly, there was a huge howling in the hall, and Robert noticed the “popular” David Lawson and his group approaching. He’d never forget how much David and his friends had bullied him when they were younger.

“Hey guys, look,” he sneered at him every time he entered the class. “It’s that cheap dude, Robert the dumbo again. Why don’t you just go to a community school or something…This school isn’t for losers like you!” he’d mock him.

If he had been another hot-headed teen, he would have lost his cool and punched David in the face to put him in his place, but Robert wasn’t like that. He had only one goal in life at the time, and that was to get himself and his family out of the financial bottom.

Robert’s father was a regular bus driver who couldn’t afford to pay for his son’s education, so the boy was enrolled on a scholarship. He didn’t have the expensive clothes, iPhones, and cool gadgets that his classmates had, but he was meritorious and sincere, which unfortunately added fuel to the fire of mockery.