One day, it was raining heavily and getting dark. I was1for a dating in a nearby city that I knew only by GPS, and now my phone had no power. The usual
interstate exits were closed and I couldn't2because it was raining so much and there were few cars on the road. So I couldn't3how to get to the place I was going or how to let my friends know that I was4to arrive on time.
I stopped at a McDonald's in a poor part of a town and walked up to a woman and her5."I'm sorry," I said, "but do you mind if I search a number on your6and make a call to my friends? I need to let7know I'm lost." Without any thinking, she handed me her phone and then told me I was8.I felt confused about what she said. Then she continued that she was about to turn her phone off9she didn't have enough money to pay her bill.
The young girl and the mother seemed to be clinging to each other and talked together as I made the10I managed to get in touch with my friends. They thankfully knew where I was and told me11to get there.
As I was ready to12, I reached into my wallet. I didn't usually have cash, but that day I found a $20 bill. Thankfully, I pressed it into the mother's hand and then turned to leave13Suddenly, I heard the mother crying as I walked14the door. Her daughter called after me and said, "You have no idea how much you just15us."
I still think back to that day, Even now, they had no idea how much they helped me, yet I was the one being thanked. It's funny how that works.
