I'm sure everyone has lost something precious or important in there life before. It has happened to me several times. One instance includes my old phone being stolen by what I thought were students from my high school. That phone had tons of important information such as photos, notes, progress, and even money that were inside the case. Sadly, they were never caught or identified. On that day, I understood how it felt to loose something important and vital. It's heartbreaking. Last week was my chance to either be a good citizen and bring back the phone, do nothing and continue with my day, or be like those criminals that stole my possession. So here's what happened:
It was a long day at work, a day that had mainly good and gentle customers(and one that complained over an item being a couple cents higher. Sheesh). After my shift was over, I bought some Granny Smith apples and left to catch my bus to go home. Leaving the supermarket where I work, I noticed a ringing phone just sitting there on the road with a cracked screen. Possibly from the car that just ran over it. A part of me wanted to get to my bus early so I don't miss it and have to wait an hour for the next one. However, I'm also thinking that whoever is calling is panicking and looking for there phone. The right thing to do was to help and find the owner or it could get onto the wrong hands. I picked up the phone and answered the call. A lady was on the other end and was full of joy when she noticed that someone picked up. After discussing about the whereabouts and all, I sat down at the nearby bench and waited. During that ten minutes of waiting I realized that what I was doing was for good and made my heart warm up inside. Felt great. She eventually came back and thanked me greatly.
The second I handed back her phone, my bus passed. Asking for a ride home wasn't the next thing on my list so instead I went with having to walk 4 miles back(it's good exercise anyways right?). She thanked me immensely and went drove back to her destination. It was such a good feeling. Loosing a belonging such as a phone hurts and i'm glad I was able to help her out. The story isn't over though! Out of nowhere while walking back home, the same lady parked near me and thanked me again for what I did. She willingly gave me some money and wished me a great day. Again. I'm glad I was able to help out. There are good people in this world :-)
