Teacher Turns Taxi Driver to Feed 5 Sons, Adopts Baby Left in Backseat Not Knowing Kid Owns $1M — Story of the Day

When circumstances lead a dad of five to step down from his lucrative teaching career and become a taxi driver, fate ties him to a baby with a million-dollar inheritance abandoned in his backseat.

“Dad, do you have to do this? Can’t you return to teaching?” Billy’s eldest son, 15-year-old Travis, worried, rubbing his eyes as he handed a flask of tea to Billy, who was leaving for his night shift. But he could not guess what his dad was going through after retiring from his dream teaching career.

Travis had a huge responsibility for the next eight hours until Billy returned home from his night shift. The boy had to take care of his four younger brothers and ensure they slept well while their dad was out at work, picking up and dropping off strangers.

48-year-old Billy was a taxi driver who had given up more than his dream career to raise his five sons who had lost their mother, and that fateful tragedy still haunted Billy…

The single dad took off for work in his taxi on a rainy night. The subsequent ride notification was in half an hour, and Billy was trapped in heavy traffic. It was the weekend, and people were traveling in and out of the city. He pulled over when a couple with a child in a car parked nearby drew his attention.

“How happy they look!” Billy sighed. “Even I was happy like this once upon a time. Samantha, I miss you, honey.”

Ten years ago, Billy’s life was different. He lived the life of his dreams with his wife Samantha and their four kids, Travis, Johnny, Matt, and Eric. The family awaited another little addition when Samantha was pregnant with her fifth baby.

“I should’ve made it to you on time… I wouldn’t have lost you had I not gone to supervise the exam that day,” Billy thought as rain splashed against the window.

As it turned out, Samantha had gone into labor while Billy was in school, substituting for a teacher who was on sick leave. Samantha was home when she developed last-minute complications just days before her due date.

Luckily, neighbors found her unconscious and rushed her to the hospital. Billy raced from work to see his wife and their baby, only to be told that only one had made it. Samantha was gone, and Billy constantly blamed himself for the tragedy.

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