weD nItZ afTEr mY woRkoUt, i weNT tO mEEt mY freNz aT aRd 10pM. as thE shOppINg cenTrE waS clOSed, we decIDed to siT in mAcdONAld at CCk aND coNVErsE. both OF uS boUghT soMe foOd aNd staRTed tO chaT. nOT lONG afTEr we starTEd, a oLD slOppy laDy caME in frONt oF uS. shE asK uS tO kEEp a lookoUT at hEr cuP oF coffEe anD a smaLL litTLE boX ( well, i tiNK is foOD ) as sHE neeD to attEnd natUre caLL. whiLE shE waS walKInG inTo thE ladiEs, sHe thaNK US foR foR thE heLP... we cONtinUEd oUR chaT. abT 10 mIN paSsEs aND thiS laDy caME oUT oF thE toILEt anD starT walKIng towaRD uS. daTZ waS thE tiME i staRTed tO coUnt... coUNt tHE nuMBEr oF tiMEs shE saID "thaNK yoU" to uS. i lOSt coUnt on mY 12 coUNts... weLL daN shE coNTiNUe to teLL us shE haD a huSbaND whO diEd 2 yR aGo (aSiF i caRe??) aND foLLow bY thE deatH oF HEr dauGthEr.. anD nOW sHE is aloNE wiTh nO mONeY, nO assErts, nO woRk... shE iS staYIng wiF soMeoNE whO is kiND enUf to taKE hEr in... thiS wenT oN fOR quTe lONg tiME, mY freN aND mE staRTed to gEt boRed aND irriTAtEd. wE starTEd to ignORed hEr anD giVE hEr thE uNFreNLy lOOk. i stArTEd to woNDEr iS sHE crAZy oR is sHE suFFeriNG fRom sOMe mEntaL ilLnEsS. kiND enUf, shE goT oUr intentiOn, shE hoLD uP HEr cuP oF coFFEe anD thE littLE boX, anD staRTEd to raP hEr "thAnk yOU"s agAin. thIS tiME roUNd dEfiNIteLY mORe daN 12 tiMEs... we nVr eVEn tuRn oUr eYE to loOK aT HEr. bY thE tiME i trY to seaRch foR HEr, shE waS alReaDy at thE glaSS doOR oF resTUAraNt. lOOKiNg aT HEr liMPiNg figURe, sloWlY bUt rusHIng foR hEr buS riDe... oUT oF a suDDen, i haD a feelIng daTZ im a DEVIL. shE maY loOK oLD, dIRtY anD pOOr ( oR eVEn aBit craZy) . bUt bEing trU 65 YRs on thE eaRth(datZ waT sHE toLD uS, sHE 65 yRs O) , iM sURe shE haD goNE trU mORe daN uS. loOKiNg aT HEr baCk, i seE lonElinEss. sOmetiMes, alL thEse oLDers waNs, is tO fINd soMEoNE tO toK, shaRe thEir lIFe. esPEciaLLy thEy haF nO mORe kINs aroUnd... thE luRVe thEy aRE searCHIng is waT yoU & i shLD gIF... bUt y dIn I stOP aND lISteN tO HEr? hEr stORy maY nOt bE inTeresTIng bUt dOES iT mAttEr? aRe we assUMINg daTz bY caLLiNg thOSe doNAtiON lIneS fOR chaRitY, maKE uS nOblE aND genEroUs? LURvE dO nOt nEEd a siNgLE ceNTs, iT cOmEs to yoU iF u goT thE heaRt.afTEr toDAy, hoW maNY pPLz oUt thR aRE stILL beHAvING lIKE ME? ...
deaR oLD lAdY, i pROmISe u..iF i eVEr sEe u agAin.. i wiLL BE aN anGel.