moving as fast as they could. he was on a mission. i looked in the rear view mirror and thought to myself, there is no school within walking distance of where you are. wherever you are going, young man, you will not make it in time, and you are too young to be walking by yourself. i dropped our daughter off but i could not get the image of that child out of my mind, so instead of turning toward the courthouse , i went back towards him and there he was still walking down the road. i pulled up aside him, rolled down the window and said don't be afraid. i have children about your age too, do you need a ride somewhere? where are you trying to get to? and he called the name of the school and it was the same school my daughter attended and it was miles away. i said son, you're not going to make it walking. do you want a ride and he didn't answer, and i don't blame him. here was this strange man asking him to get in the car. so i said son, i'm not going to