A christmas story<3
- *I'm a cashier*
- *An Old Lady comes into my line*
- Me: How are you today?
- Old Lady: I'm lovely, dear. How are you?
- Me: I'm wonderful, thank you.
- *Bags her grociers and lifts them into her cart*
- Me: Will that be on cash, credit, or debit?
- Old Lady: How much is it?
- Me: $37.92
- Old Lady: *pulling item out of her wallet, at first slowly, then quickly.. hands shaking, lips trembling, muttering inaudible words*
- Old Lady: *dumps all the contents of her walle out on the counter and lets out a sigh choked with tears*
- Old Lady: I...had a gift card... It's how Ive been buying food.. for the past month... It's gone.
- Me: *speechless, wanting to say or do anything.. but knowing I'm powerless*
- Old Lady: I guess I'm not having any food this week...
- Random Black Guy Carrying Whipped Cream: Whut? Whatcha sayin bout na food? Na gurl.. that aint righ.
- Random Black Guy Carrying Whipped Cream: *pulling out his wallet*
- Me: *smiling, tears burning in my eyes*
- Random Black Guy Carrying Whipped Cream: *pays for her order*
- Old Lady: Thank you... You have no idea what you've done.
- Random Black Guy Carrying Whipped Cream: Dun worry bout it. *Hands her several hundred dallar bills* Merry Christmas, eh?
- Random Blsck Guy Carrying Whipped Cream: *Leaves the store without paying for his whipped cream*
- Me: I don't even care.