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Flabbergasted in a really lovely way

18 replies

listsandbudgets · 01/05/2021 22:37

About 12 years ago, I was on a bus and there was a girl about 14 years old who was crying her eyes out. I talked to her to find out what the matter was and it turned out she'd saved up £15 for her mum's birthday and had lost it.

She was so upset I decided to give her the money and also gave her my business card (I had that sort of job in those days) and told her that maybe one day when she was older she could send me the money back.

Obviously, I never expected it and had totally forgotten about it... until got the post today. My then workplace had forwarded on a letter to me which they'd opened and decided I should have.

It had a £20 note and a letter that just said "I'm the girl who was upset on the bus and your kindly gave £15 to so I could buy my mum a birthday present. Here is is back with interest, sorry it took so long but I lost your card and then found it in an old box of stuff."

Absolutely astonished and actually found myself having a little cry for some stupid reason.

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DownWhichOfLate · 01/05/2021 22:38

That is absolutely lovely! How wonderful.

StCharlotte · 01/05/2021 22:41

How lovely! Well done you and well done her Smile

TokyoSushi · 01/05/2021 22:42

Oh that's lovely!

CarpeVitam · 01/05/2021 22:42

Ah, that's such a lovely, heart-warming story OP 😊

Gilead · 01/05/2021 22:42

Well you and she are both lovely people!

GlitterBicuits · 01/05/2021 22:47

Wow! The world can be truly lovely in little moments like this.

fluffygreenmonsterhoody · 01/05/2021 22:49

That’s amazing OP Flowers

BackforGood · 01/05/2021 22:50

Ah, how lovely

DramaAlpaca · 01/05/2021 22:50

Awww, how lovely Smile

Ninkanink · 01/05/2021 22:51

That’s truly lovely! You made the world a better place for that young girl. Flowers

ChristMyArse · 01/05/2021 22:53

Love this.

BeetyAxe · 01/05/2021 22:53

That’s so nice.It’s lovey that you helped her and lovely that she remembered it.

iklboo · 01/05/2021 22:56

That is so lovely - of you both!

ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 01/05/2021 22:56

That’s incredible and SO lovely. Warmed my heart .

mermaidsariel · 01/05/2021 22:58

Wow!

RogueMNerKnowsNoShame · 01/05/2021 23:30

Reading this thread with wet eyes! How utterly lovely ❤

teezletangler · 01/05/2021 23:45

That is SO sweet!

Apileofballyhoo · 02/05/2021 00:49

That's really lovely.

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