A 12-year-old boy in Buffalo, New York, saw his classmate being bullied because of his sneakers. So he took it upon himself to buy his friend a new pair of kicks.
it feels bad. reporter: you can be picked on. you can t do nothing about it. reporter: melvin anderson is in seventh grade. he was getting teased for wearing worn-out shoes, until one day he showed up in mr. brown s class with a bright, orange box. i asked him who purchased the sneakers. and he said mellow. and i was taken back a little bit, and i was shocked. reporter: shocked, because romello early is another kid in the class. romello says it really bothered him seeing melvin bullied, so much so, that one day he came home in tears and wait forward his mother. when she got home, i said, mom, you could take away anything you are getting me for christmas, or you could take my allowance. i just want to get him some shoes. reporter: why did this bother you so? because nobody deserved to get put down based on a pair of