I Bought a Bag of Apples for a Mother with Two
While working a busy Saturday shift at a grocery store, the narrator noticed a woman with
two quiet children who had to remove basic items—apples and cereal—from her order.
Before she could continue, the cashier paid the extra ten dollars themselves.
It felt like a small, private act of kindness.
Three days later, a police officer arrived at the store and asked the cashier to follow him to a nearby café.
There, the woman and her children were waiting. The officer, their father, thanked the cashier for helping his family during a difficult moment.
The children even gave a drawing of the cashier as a superhero.
A week later, the cashier was promoted after the officer wrote a letter praising their kindness.
The narrator reflects that even small gestures matter deeply and often come back in unexpected, meaningful ways.
