Woman Sees Crying Child Alone in the Middle of the Road and Rushes to Help — Story of the Day

A woman met an unlikely hero in the middle of the highway and followed her. It turned out to be a day the woman would never forgot.

It was February 12. Elizabeth Fraser was driving home from work, tired as ever. She was a nurse who had transferred to the new hospital in the area, so there were a lot of patients to see. Elizabeth had worked long hours that day, so her shoulders were drooping by the time she finished.

“You look a little beat down there Liz,” Paul, one of the hospital staff, pointed out when he took over her shift that day. “If I didn’t know you were made of sterner stuff I’d say you’re about to drop. You should get some rest.”

“And I would have been able to get to it earlier if you ever found it in you to resume your post early,” she shot back.

“Guilty as charged,” he smiled.

The oaf often resumed about ten minutes late every time he was on duty. He was right though, Elizabeth was about to drop; by the time she got behind the wheel of her silver Chevy, she had to stifle a yawn.

That yawn kept bothering her as she navigated through the evening traffic of the city. Her route took her to a more residential area that boasted of great trees and spaces. It took about 20 minutes by car, and the nurse was finding it hard to stay awake.

She had just stifled another yawn when her eyes focused on a small white figure waving by the side of the road. She was on a long stretch of road that led to the residential part of the city — folks called it the devil’s pass because a lot of accidents happened there, crimes too.

A gasp escaped her mouth as her headlights focused on the figure, revealing a young child’s face — she was crying. Elizabeth hit the brakes, and her car skidded to a stop right in front of the child.

As she rolled down her window to look out at the...