Cop Helps Mom Calm Noisy Kid at Store, Years Later He Honors Boy with a Police Badge — Story of the Day

A cop runs to a mom’s rescue when she has difficulty calming her noisy son. He escorts the boy to a ‘special place’ to teach him an unforgettable lesson, but fate takes an unexpected turn when the lad receives his police badge from him years later.

No day on duty was tiring or monotonous for officer Danny, 35. It had always been a tough job to be a cop. Always. He did have the choice to pick a different career, but all that changed when he enrolled in the police academy. Once he graduated and embarked on a mission to serve the nation, service outweighed everything, and pulling the pin was out of the question.

Staying on that job was Danny’s avenue to help humanity, and he loved doing it, even if it meant putting his life at risk. During his service, he’d seen all kinds of people—frightened, threatening, crazy, drunk, and those that loved to break the law for fun. But he had never met someone like Hunter, a ten-year-old noisy kid he ran into at the supermarket a week before Christmas…

As silver streaks of rainwater splashed on the windshield, Danny sat inside cozily, brushing his late wife Gaya’s photo. She reminded him of their first date that was ruined by the rain.

“The way you got frightened of thunder and buried your face in my jacket… And the way we kissed as rain drenched our lips!” Danny reminisced about her as beads of warm tears gently rolled down his cheeks. That’s when Hunter, an arrogant kid, came into the picture.

“Hey, watch it, kid!” Danny politely warned the boy, who brushed against the wing mirror with his umbrella. Hunter turned a deaf ear and did not bother to apologize or even look at who was inside. “Kids these days! Haaaa!”

Danny grumbled and hurried into the supermarket. He walked around the aisles, looking for bacon and cheese. Daily after his duty, he would run to the store and buy canned spiced beef or, sometimes, fresh cuts to make juicy burgers for dinner. Sometimes it would be steamed rice and steak gravy. Sometimes just a box of pizza. And some days, Danny barely dined because duty would keep calling him until the wee hours.

“And this one… and this… and…” as Danny tossed the stuff into his cart, a loud sound startled him. He heard a boy screaming in an aisle opposite his and ran to check, only to find Hunter, the boy he had seen moments ago, behaving wildly.

“You always refuse whenever I ask. I want this for Christmas. Are you getting it for me or not??” Hunter shouted at his mother, Susan, who had no idea how to cool him down. He yelled and immediately started crying.

Sweetie, can you stop this? People are watching,” Susan gestured for him to stay quiet.

But nothing calmed Hunter down, and when customers started flocking to see what that noise was about, Danny rushed...