I found this sweet 19 year old kid shaking on the street... I need your help

19 years old. Don't... I don't want to cry. Like just help me. Help him. Help me help him. You were cold, huh? Yeah, I was cold. Here you go, bro. I don't... I haven't worn this. It's like Rocky dog. It's red. Thank you. I think it fits you. Here you go, bro. Perfect. I was starting to freeze like bad, you know? Besides the regular shaking, you have like another thing. What is that? Is that a medical condition? Um, honestly I'm starting to get it in the street like bad shakes like bad chills like I'll be so cold at some point my hands... Do you have any medical conditions like that I know of but I need you to be honest with me bro no matter what you did in your life yeah I'm not gonna judge you I'm fine with that you're 19 years old so whatever happened to you is not your fault bro okay I hear you brother here's 200 here's 100 bucks here's you Oops. Sure, brother. Yeah, dude. But I need you to tell me why you're homeless. You really want to know the real reason? Yes, I need to know. This is the honest truth. So I've been homeless for two months. I remember it like just being in a house, a good house, you know? And I used to have a girlfriend. I used to have a car, a red Dodge Charger. So one day, we go out, whatever, my dad goes, he says, baby mama. And I'm barely learning how to drive. I'm driving one day to the next we're getting the hang of it. I crashed on the 14th We were going back at like 9 in the morning and you were fine, right? It's fine, right here No, no, just sit down regular. That's your chest is where you need to cover yourself for sure You're just a kid, bro I haven't had a blanket like this warm in a while your neck and your head and your feet you need to keep your feet warm so you gotta tie your shoes at least from like your head area when when i just keep your head warm i crashed where she got hurt right and i was like **** the cops took me in and they charged me with like a felony so i was in jail for a few days and from that where i used to live in palmville the landlord is so strict my bad but i know i could tell the landlords are so strict where you have three strikes and when i was in jail he kept writing strikes on me six days i was in jail they let me out on um bail review which is my first offense like i've done nothing bad it's my first offense they let me out and i can try to go home And I get, like, three big stacks of paper. Literally three. One with a strike for saying that I'm loud. The guy basically kicked me out. Okay. Literally. Where's your mom and dad and stuff? My mom and dad. So my dad was with me, basically. He's able to be there. You're going to keep your hands down on your lap? He's able to be living there, right? The whole thing was on me. How come you and your family are not cool, like you and your dad or mom? It became like two months ago, it wasn't like me doing bad, none of that. It was just a car accident, got your dad mad at you, and then kicked you out? Yeah, and it was more the landlord messed me over because, look, three strikes wasn't on my dad or my girlfriend because I was living with my girlfriend and my dad. So as of right now, my dad is still technically on the lease, right? He's on he's on the lease. What would you do right now? If you went back to your dad right now? What would he tell you? Oh, ****. I would be happy to run into him. You know what I'm saying? Well, you don't have his number? No. Just be like hey, I'm cold. Can I just come back home? He was he was just so mad at the fact he made it seem like if I intentionally crashed the car My dad is like, um, what's that word? Schizophrenic? Schizophrenic. So it's more like people are schizophrenic or One way and they think like a different way. Yeah, my dad's supposed to be on meds. He's not on meds. What about your mom? My mom is more where she lives on LA like Norman Normandy area. She's more kind of like let's not say living in the poverty She's poor, you know, what if you went to her and said I'm cold. Can you take me? What would she say? Honestly my mom she'll try to do her best Probably give me whatever she can. So why don't you do it? I ******* haven't even had the chance to go over there and look for her sit in the corner because the wind won't hit you. It's a good thing you came back no dude you're in like I was on a death level bro you're letting all your heat out because you're sagging your pants you got to keep your pants up so your heat gets trapped inside okay you know these pants I mean it looks cool but he's just You're so skinny. Did you need food? I got very, um... I'm not really eating as much, you know? You're having a lot more problems than just being houseless, bro. You notice you're shaking like a lot, right? Yeah, lately it's been bad. It's been bad. It's been bad because I've been every day cold, *******... It's been cold. I don't know if you know, we live out here in the rain. The rain ******* happened a couple days ago. i was ******* freezing here let me give you something else you have a pen and paper i don't i don't i have some just give me a sec you don't have drugs on you right now do you no but if i did i would be you know you know a lot of people have drug addiction it's not something i would judge you for but um may i open your backpack yeah boy could i get um it's just a couple of things i have and that's it like something i could write my phone number yeah I even have my own my phone pizza box hey just just come with me just zip up your backpack I'm gonna warm you up and then I'll let you go go get you some Taco Bell okay you get warm you're just a kid bro I'm 33 you're 19 you're half my age huh he's struggling a lot dude it breaks my heart Try to keep a humble, um, face, you know? You keep that hammer for, uh, protection, huh? Yeah. Yeah. Always. And just, uh, need something. You're getting toasty? Yeah. Feels good? Yeah, I've been feeling it here, and it's a lot. What are you sad about these days? What do you think about when you're on the street? Um, honestly, what the f- like, I, like, I'm not saying why me, but I'm trying not to get sad and dwell on things that happen. I try to boost my, my self-esteem up, because i think that's the best thing you can do i'm very i'm very humble very humble because living in the street if you're not humble you're gonna be miserable you know and that's just facts you know that's the only reason why i'm able to be living and not sad but if you ask what do i get sad about just being alone you know the thought of being alone you have a lot of reasons to be sad bro it breaks my heart dude no majority of your shaking was coming from being so cold that you're shaking that much yeah just being trying to get warm and you have no fat on you bro you're so skinny i know so that's why you're like it's hard for you to stay warm because you haven't eaten right your body's just shaking itself to keep because your body's using its calories to keep you warm bro where's your grandma where's your grandpa where's the the family the sisters the brothers the aunts the uncles more out of the state type of thing so why not hit somebody up why not hit grandpa don't even know their number or where to start with it you know it was more me my dad type of thing you know your dad never took you to like parties or events nope nothing like that because he was struggling too huh you were born with zero chances bro and you're not on the streets for no reason right you started life on hard mode right not even hard mode impossible mode what about like people off the street nobody help you out i've only been out too much you don't want to trust somebody too much you know so it's better to be alone honestly so why you trust me because you know what you were really nice you're one of like the first people that were you came back ask for help you know when i walk past you i looked at you for a second and i'm like if you weren't shaking i would just walk past you right you gotta let people know that you need help right you're not weak for asking for help ask for help let go of your pride okay because you're just a few steps away from death right how long did this shaking thing start um Honestly, for a week. The rain, when the rain started. And it never went away? What about in a sunny day, when it's sunny outside? I'll still be cold at night. It'll come back, you know? What would you do if you had everything you want? If you lived in a house with a mom and dad and siblings, and you had your own room, and you went to college and school, what would you do? I would honestly try to do the best that I can. I used to play sports when I was in school. more like football i just play some games too i'd be doing a little bit of everything you know honestly like i used to like that my hobbies were i used to read i used to read start writing poetry that's cool listen to music you know play games listen to some music and just you know try to learn how to really cook cook you like cooking so i was trying to get into like that What do you want bro? Doritos tacos and something to drink How many do you want? Three Can I get three nacho cheese doritos tacos supreme? High school, how did you do in high school? What kind of kid were you in high school? I graduated high school actually You did? That's cool, what school did you graduate from? Bernstein High School, it's in like East Hollywood Oh these are good, you like these colors? Yes I do, since we can't never go wrong with black with black you got socks too yes i do actually my bag fresh socks always to be warm yes yeah yeah okay let me get the socks let's get your pants up i'm not gonna say she needs to be alone she wasn't doing well but she's not doing well and i'm not gonna say i'm doing what you know but at the time i was doing well and i but your mom's supposed to take care of you so right she's not doing well how are you gonna do well right i was i didn't need to be around that Yeah. Damn, man. Hard to ask mom for help, right? Right. It's hard to ask anybody. You don't want to get back into that. Right. Let me get all the way through. Yeah, I got you, bro. This is going to cut your stomach. You can't wear this for too long. You understand? Right. Let's take off the jacket. Okay. These might be girl socks, but hey, they look comfy. Remember, most of your heat gets released from your feet. Right. Palms of your hands, your breath, and your head. Don't get wet. Wet will kill you. You could layer more if you want. No. You good? Yup It really feels good, like a hug Feels like a hug? Yeah Here bro, give me a hug Thank you brother I got you bro Really, no for real, thank you brother You got this What is this gas? This is gas for like just in case you wanna go start a fire No way, you know how to start a fire? Yeah brother, you need that That's cool That's why I had the pizza, you know I'll be hungry dog It's real, like it's a real struggle out here brother Hard dude You didn't think of it like that? No, I did not think of it like that. Well now just use the hundred bucks to buy yourself Subway for a couple of days You probably will dude. If I had an extra room or something. I'm not rolling like that. I don't have money like that There you go. I would have done more for you. Let's take off this jacket. Okay. Just keep this like a cape. Yeah Just stay warm. Yeah, and I'll do the jacket back. I'll show you I'll show you. It is way better You got to keep your neck warm, remember that. Right. Remember, bro, you're a grown-up man, but you're still just a kid. 19 is a kid, bro. I'm 33. When I was your age, I would have died out here. You're doing good, dude. But hopefully not for long. I'm going to give you a hug. I got you. Thank you, brother. For real. Remember, just tuck in on the wall. I don't feel like I got to tuck in right now. Yeah. Gosh, you're a liar. No, for real, bro. For real, like. You're a homie now. I'm feeling real good. make sure get some rest don't forget I'll always be right here keep that glove on hopefully God's got you now when I put your story out there the rest is up to God alright brother alright see you man I'm giving you another hug brother I love you bro I love you too big dog thank you you got this don't give up on yourself don't give up on yourself