Little Girl Sells Lemonade on the Street, Cops Suddenly Arrive and Surround Her — Story of the Day

A little girl started selling lemonade in her front yard to help her mother; however, things take a more serious turn when the cops discover her enterprise.

“Barely 20 dollars,” little Emily Higgins muttered to herself as she wiped her sweaty brows. She had been under the sun for hours but had only been able to sell a few cups of cool lemonade to passersby.

There was not a lot of foot traffic, to begin with, and those who stopped to buy often walked away when they heard each cup cost five dollars. They thought she was cute, but not that cute.

As the sun set that evening, Emily was disappointed that she had only been able to make ten more dollars in addition to the 20 she had earlier gotten. She was about to give up and pack her things when a cop motorcycle rolled to a stop in front of the table she had set up.

A tall cop with a stoic face and bushy mustache got down from the motorcycle. He had a scar that ran from his chin and down the side of his neck — the scar was faded, but it was visible enough to command the 10-year-old’s attention.

She was so focused on the mark that she jumped when the man spoke in a gravelly voice. “Do you have a license?” He asked, his face showing no hint of friendliness.

“I’m afraid not sir,” she said, squinting as she looked up at him.

“Do you pay taxes?” he asked again.

“Then I have to arrest you,” the cop said.

“Please, no. You can’t do that,” Emily cried. “I’d rather you help me instead.”

“And why would I do that?” the cop asked.

“Because the doctors say something is wrong with me so they’ll need to look inside me,” she answered.

It took a few seconds for the police officer, whose name tag identified him as Colinton, to realize that the girl meant an operation. “I’m sick, you see,”...