A high school student who was bullied by his classmates now has a reason to smile thanks to a big-hearted teen.

Tae Moore of Greenwood South Carolina said his classmates would pick on student Taylor Bates for his clothes and the way he looked. To cheer him up, Moore bought Bates a pair of Air Jordan’s

Moore posted a video of the surprise to Facebook, where it has gotten more than 2.7 million views.

Bates was shocked at the act of kindness.

"He said, 'I heard people have been bullying you, so I wanted to get you these to make you feel better,'" Bates wrote on Instagram, "and when he said that I hugged him and I almost cried, and I cannot thank him enough."

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