Old Man Gets Stuck in the Airport on Christmas Eve, Meets Lover He Lost Almost 60 Years Ago — Story of the Day
Some people believe that “everything happens for a reason,” but 79-year-old Walter thought that was “utter crap” his entire life. Who knew his ostensible beliefs would shift on the auspicious occasion of Christmas Eve?
As far as Walter could recall, he had always been alone in life. His grandmother raised him after his parents abandoned him at a young age, and when she died, he moved to another town and worked part-time jobs to support himself.
Unfortunately, he had no known relatives, and the ones he did have a vague memory or faded over the years as he grew up. Perhaps that’s why, for the last 40 years, all he’s done to pass the lonely time was travel to places that wouldn’t fill his heart with the mournful feelings of loneliness and abandonment. Walter had already visited 49 countries and hoped to score at least a hundred before departing for his eternal home.
Walter was stuck at Paris airport | Photo: Shutterstock
It was Christmas Eve, and Walter was a the airport in Paris waiting to board his flight back home. Suddenly, there was an announcement that due to severe weather conditions, his flight had been canceled.
Walter was excited to be home that day because it was the first Christmas he wouldn’t be alone and would be in the company of his neighbors, who had invited him to dine with them that evening. But as fate would have it, Walter wouldn’t be able to arrive on time and was stuck at the airport.
“I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, sir, but we really can’t help you right now,” said Lewis Mason, the airlines general manager. “Due to the inclement weather, all of our flights have been canceled.”
“Look, you’re not getting it,” Walter insisted. “It’s Christmas Eve, and I need to be home. I can’t miss it.”
“I understand, sir. However, we can’t control the weather. All flights have been grounded.”
Due to the snow closing in, all flights were canceled | Photo: Pexels
Walter walked away and hunkered down in the corner of the airport lounge in tears, lamenting his terrible fate. Christmas Eve was just a few hours away, but with the snow closing in and no flights going out, it looked as if the cause was lost.
As Walter looked around, he realized he wasn’t the only one who was irritated by the scheduling snafu. They were a large group – a whole community...