Last Friday, a viral video of a teenager gifting Air Jordan sneakers to his bullied classmate made the rounds. Now the recipient has taken to social media to share a touching message of gratitude for his newfound friend.
“He said, ‘I heard people have been bullying you, so I wanted to get you these to make you feel better,’ and when he said that I hugged him and I almost cried, and I cannot thank him enough,” the student wrote on an Instagram post describing how it all played out.
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The original viral video, posted to Facebook by rapper Boosie Badazz on Nov. 4, has been viewed more than 35 million times.
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