TIFU by giving lift to a child
I (18M) was going to get some groceries on my bike. On my way, I saw a child (probably 4-5, not 6-7) asking for lift. So I stopped against my instincts. he got on the bike. I asked where he was going. he replied by pointing forward. I should have left him after that. but I started driving to wherever he was pointing. while I was driving, I asked him about his parents. he didn't reply. I asked again, no reply. I asked his name, he replied "Anna" which means Older Brother in my language. well that's not a fucking name, is it? after asking him multiple times about him and his parents, I realized he can't talk a lot.
And I continued driving hoping to find this kid's home. he started pointing at different things. after a while, he asked me to turn around and started pointing where we initially came from. I was kind of relieved thinking that he was just messing around. while returning to the initial place, he then started pointing at a different road. so I asked if he was sure that that's where his parents are. he nodded yes. while I was driving to the different direction I asked him how far, he replied "a lot". wtf is that! am I kidnapping this little mf?
I called my friend. he told me that I was a fucking idiot and asked me to call the police. I didn't wanna. so we returned to the initial place to leave him there. Very responsible I know. For some reason, he didn't wanna go there and started to wiggle and I started panicking. he told me to leave me in the main road. and then, started asking for lifts while sitting behind me. people would have thought that I was kidnapping him.
after reaching the initial point. someone behind us yelled. sighs-of-fucking-relief on my face. it was his mom with her other kids. She was going to beat him. Although I wanted to do it myself, I asked her to stop. Mom and another lady started to blame him, said that he could have been kidnapped, had his eyes taken out, ts.
Then they asked me who I was. And apparently, they know my papa. what happened was, there was a "fight/quarrel/disagreement?" between his mom and him (how does a fight happen between them???). And then, he ran away from the neighbours girl who was sitting him, started asking for lift. And I picked him.
So, never giving a lift to nor sitting a child again.
TL;DR: gave lift to a kid, he didn't know the destination. when I went to back leave him where he was initially, found his mom.