It was nearly midnight, and Cleo was eager to get home to her warm bed and fluffy cat, Chester. Then she spotted him. From a distance, he looked rough, disheveled, like a homeless man — someone who’d clearly been through a lot. His clothes were filthy, his hair matted, and he clutched his arm as he limped along, looking like he hadn’t eaten or slept in days.
Most would have driven on, especially a heavily pregnant woman. But something about him made her stop; he looked vulnerable against the cold night.
She lowered the window. “You okay?”
The man looked up. “I just need to get somewhere safe.”
Without hesitation, Cleo unlocked the door. “Get in. I’ll take you to the hospital.”
He climbed in, his gratitude evident. “Thank you. Most wouldn’t stop.”
The drive was quiet. At the hospital, he looked back after getting out, saying, “You didn’t have to do this.”
The next morning, Cleo awoke to a strange sound, like low thunder. Pulling back her curtains, she gasped at a motorcade of black SUVs outside her apartment. Had she helped a criminal?
Before she could panic, there was a knock on her door…
A heavily pregnant taxi driver, Cleo, gives a homeless and injured stranger a free ride to the hospital on a rainy night. The next morning, she wakes up to a parade of SUVs outside her home, and suited men deliver shocking news that changes her life forever.
After two years of driving, Cleo has encountered all types of passengers—from late-night partiers to anxious families. But on this night, as her back aches and her baby kicks, she sees a man stumbling along the highway, bloodied and desperate. Against her better judgment, she offers him a ride.
As they flee from pursuers, she navigates the streets with surprising skill, using her driving experience to evade capture. They arrive at the hospital, where the man, Archie Atkinson, reveals he’s the son of a billionaire who had been kidnapped. Cleo’s act of kindness led to the capture of the kidnappers.
The Atkinsons express their gratitude with a generous check and a proposal for Cleo to run their new community safety initiative. Overwhelmed with emotion, she feels hope for the first time since her husband left. She smiles at her baby, realizing their future just got brighter.
