At 2 a.m. on a silent highway, our car broke down. My wife, Amrita, and I were stranded until a young man in an old Toyota Corolla stopped. His name was Zayd, a college student who tutored underprivileged kids at Bright Steps Learning Center. He refused money, drove us to town, and disappeared.
Years later, we saw him on the news — “Former Foster Child, Harvard Graduate Elected Mayor.” It was Zayd.
Then I remembered: soon after that night, I had filed a zoning complaint that shut down a small tutoring center. Its name — Bright Steps.
