From Doubt to Possibilities
Unaware of his growing notoriety, Mendoza went to the Burger King on May 26 to show Baker how much money had been donated, and he broke down in tears.
In a subsequent TikTok, he thanked Mendoza and his tearful mother and gave them both hugs.
In the video, Baker stated, “Thank you so much. I was considering taking a gap year because I didn’t have enough money for school.
But thank you to all of you now, I might actually go straight to technical college and get my mechanical (sic).”
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“I’m really grateful; I never imagined this would happen to me,” he said.
