Single Dad Learns His Daughter Skips School Bus & Walks Miles Alone, Follows Her Next Day – Story of the Day

A single dad gets a tip about his daughter skipping the school bus and walking miles alone every day. He secretly follows her the next day, unprepared for the tear-jerking discovery he will make.

The hospital seemed like a grim reminder of the nearing death of a loved one as 11-year-old Gloria marched behind her dad into the ward to see her mom, Grace.

“Promise me, my dear,” Grace whispered. “Promise me you will always be strong after I’m gone.”

“I promise, mama,” Gloria cried, holding her mother’s hand.

It broke Gloria’s heart because she knew she had lied. But she was ready to do it if that was what her mother had wanted before her peaceful parting into the afterlife. Deep inside, Gloria believed in miracles and assumed her mom would eventually win her battle with cancer.

“Nothing will ever take you away from me, mama,” Gloria sobbed. But fate told her otherwise…

“Sweetheart, let’s go. Your mom needs to rest,” Gloria’s dad Luke took her outside, and as she stepped out, she turned around to look at her mother, guessing little she would never get another chance to see her again.

Grace died a few days later, leaving her beloved daughter devastated and carrying a promise she had to keep at any cost. Three weeks passed, but nothing changed in Gloria’s life. She was now sadder but determined to be strong, just like she’d promised her late mother.

“Darling, shall I drop you at your school, or do you want to go by bus?” Luke asked Gloria as she packed her lunch, getting ready for school.

“No, dad, it’s okay. I’ll go by bus.”

Luke grinned and nodded. He could not see Gloria sad and assumed time would heal everything. But fear kicked in when he got a call from Gloria’s teacher an hour later.

“Mr. Adams! This is Alice, Gloria’s class teacher. I wanted to contact you yesterday but was distracted with work,” she began.

“Good morning, Miss Alice. This call is regarding…?”

“Mr. Adams, Gloria has been arriving late to school, and she’s been missing her first period.”

“How is that possible, Miss Alice? My daughter takes the school bus with her friends. I think there’s been a mistake.”

“Sir, I asked other kids who take the same bus. Her friends told me that Gloria had been skipping the bus lately. I’m not sure what’s going on.”

Luke was startled. “What??”

“Please do the needful because she doesn’t respond when I ask her why she comes in late.”

Luke couldn’t imagine what Gloria was up to because she’d always told him she was taking the bus from the station with her friends.

“Why is Gloria skipping the school bus? I need to find out.”