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Bus driver surprises 10-year-old boy with bicycle

DJ Fromme kept Shamika Anderson company when her bus broke down

Bus driver surprises 10-year-old boy with bicycle

DJ Fromme kept Shamika Anderson company when her bus broke down

BIG WAY. 12 NEWS' HANNAH HILYARD SHOWS US HOW. >> HI. HOW ARE YOU? REPORTER: IT'S THAT SMILE, AND SIMPLE GREETING THAT STARTED IT ALL MONDAY. SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED, SO I DECIDED TO WALK UP TO HER, AND SAID, 'HEY HOW ARE YOU DOING? REPORTER: THE QUESTION WAS DIRECTED TO SHAMIKA ANDERSON, AN MCTS BUS DRIVER AT THE INTERSECTION OF OHIO & HOWELL. D.J., WHO LIVES NEARBY, SAW HER WAITING AND DECIDED TO KEEP HER COMPANY. TO PASS THE TIME, SHE TRIED OUT HIS SKATEBOARD. ASKED QUESTIONS. >>SHE ASKED ME WHY DON'T I HAVE A BIKE, AND I TOLD HER MY BIKE TIRE POPPED. AND D.J. OPENED UP. >> TO BE 10 AND WHAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH IS A LOT. REPORTER: HE TOLD SHAMIKA HE HAS LITTLE CONTACT WITH HIS BIOLOGICAL FAMILY. AND NOW, ONE OF HIS MOMS, WHO TOOK HIM IN WHEN HE WAS ONE, HAS A BRAIN TUMO >> I WAS JUST INTRIGUED BY HOW HUMBLE HE WAS, YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING HE WAS GOING THROUGH. HE WAS STILL EXTREMELY POSITIVE. THE TWO PARTED WAYS UNTIL. REPORTER: >> SHE KNOCKED ON HER WINDOW, AND DJ ANSWERED THE DOOR, AND SAID 'THE BUS DRIVER'S HERE.'> REPORTER: A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHEN SHE SHOWED UP. WITH A GIF >> I DECIDED TO PURCHASE HIM A BIKE THAT NOW LIGHTS UP HIS FACE. REPORTER: >> IT'S AMAZING, AMAZING THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE THAT. >> I THINK I GOT MORE OUT OF IT THAN HE DID 'CAUSE LIKE MY HEART JUST FELT OVERWHELMED WITH JOY JUST TO BE ABLE TO PUT A SMILE ON HIS FACE >> THANK YOU FOR THE BIKE AN
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Bus driver surprises 10-year-old boy with bicycle

DJ Fromme kept Shamika Anderson company when her bus broke down

A 10-year-old boy who kept a Milwaukee County bus driver company when her bus broke down this week got the favor returned -- in a big way. Shamika Anderson and DJ Fromme first met at the bus stop at Ohio and Howell on Monday. Her MCTS bus had broken down, and DJ, who lives in the neighborhood, stopped by to cheer her up. "She was like down, like had her head down. She was disappointed. I could tell, so I decided to walk up to her, and said, 'Hey how are you doing?'" DJ Fromme said. Video from the bus showed him walk up, sit down and start talking. Anderson even held his hand as she hopped on his skateboard. The two talked about DJ's tough upbringing, his love of YouTube and how he popped the tires on his bike and hadn't gotten it fixed yet."I was just intrigued by how humble he was, you know, with everything he was going through. He was still extremely positive. He didn't seem sad about anything. He just made the best out of everything, so I decided to purchase him a bike," Anderson said. After that short, meaningful interaction, Anderson bought DJ a new bike and dropped it off two days later. He loves it, and loved showing it off Friday morning. He said he believes it can get up to 21 mph. "You're driving a bus, you have three kids of your own, and you take the time to buy him a bike. It was amazing and you keep in touch with him? She calls all the time. It's amazing, amazing that there are people like that," DJ Fromme's mother, Beate Fromme said. Anderson and DJ are going to continue to stay in touch. She said DJ is coming to church with her family Sunday.

A 10-year-old boy who kept a Milwaukee County bus driver company when her bus broke down this week got the favor returned -- in a big way.

Shamika Anderson and DJ Fromme first met at the bus stop at Ohio and Howell on Monday.

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Her MCTS bus had broken down, and DJ, who lives in the neighborhood, stopped by to cheer her up.

"She was like down, like had her head down. She was disappointed. I could tell, so I decided to walk up to her, and said, 'Hey how are you doing?'" DJ Fromme said.

Video from the bus showed him walk up, sit down and start talking. Anderson even held his hand as she hopped on his skateboard.

The two talked about DJ's tough upbringing, his love of YouTube and how he popped the tires on his bike and hadn't gotten it fixed yet.

"I was just intrigued by how humble he was, you know, with everything he was going through. He was still extremely positive. He didn't seem sad about anything. He just made the best out of everything, so I decided to purchase him a bike," Anderson said.

After that short, meaningful interaction, Anderson bought DJ a new bike and dropped it off two days later.

He loves it, and loved showing it off Friday morning. He said he believes it can get up to 21 mph.

"You're driving a bus, you have three kids of your own, and you take the time to buy him a bike. It was amazing and you keep in touch with him? She calls all the time. It's amazing, amazing that there are people like that," DJ Fromme's mother, Beate Fromme said.

Anderson and DJ are going to continue to stay in touch.

She said DJ is coming to church with her family Sunday.