Alicia

A 25-year-old woman was abducted at gunpoint and forced into the back seat of a car. Desperate for someone to notice, she locked eyes with two teenage boys in another vehicle and silently mouthed two words… “Help me.” 17-year-old Jamal Harris and 19-year-old Aaron Arias immediately called 911 and began following the car. The driver realized they were behind him and started speeding up, slowing down and swerving through traffic trying to lose them. But Jamal and Aaron stayed with him, continuously updating police on where the car was going. They knew if they lost sight of it, the woman could disappear. Police eventually caught up, surrounded the vehicle and arrested the driver. The woman was finally safe, and later embraced the teenagers who had noticed her silent plea and refused to look away. Jamal and Aaron were just out driving that day. But because they paid attention and kept following when it would have been easier to turn away, a kidnapped woman made it home safely. These are the types of young people the internet should be talking about. 💙 – at Chicago, IL