Bookstore Clerk Kicks Poor Old Lady Out, Owner Sees It on Security Camera – Story of the Day

A book store clerk kicks out a poor woman who hangs around the shop reading books and is astounded when his boss unexpectedly runs out of the store after her.

Jeff Gordon was thinking about asking his boss for a raise. He’d been at the book shop for over three years, and he felt it was time Mr. Tyrell showed his appreciation. He’d hinted and hinted, but no cigar…

Then something caught Jeff’s eye. A familiar figure was walking through the door, and she gave Jeff a brilliant idea. He’d show his boss how valuable and proactive he was! He’d kick the freeloader out of the store!

The ‘freeloader’ Jeff had decided to target was a lady in her late sixties who dropped into the shop every single afternoon and spent two or three hours reading and browsing through the stacks.

Marjorie Brooks had been coming to the store for over a year now. She was a former high school English teacher, and shortly after retirement, her husband George had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Over the next two years, they had fought for his life while the medical bills gobbled up their savings. As a last resort, Marjorie had sold their house, and after George passed away, she found herself living in a tiny ramshackle apartment.

It was all she could afford on her pension, and what she received barely stretched to the utility bills and food. Books were a luxury she simply could not afford, so she treated herself to a daily browse at Tyrell’s Bookstore. It was one of the few pleasures she had left, but Jeff was about to take it away from her.

Marjorie was leafing through a fascinating treatise on late Gothic architecture when Jeff walked up to her. “Excuse me, Ma’am?” he said crisply. “I see you’re a frequent visitor, and I wanted to recommend…”

Marjorie turned to him with a sweet smile. “Yes?” she asked.

“I recommend that you GET OUT and stay out before I call security!” Jeff yelled.