Poor Young Grocery Cashier Receives an Inheritance from a Blind Old Customer — Story of the Day

A poor young man working as a cashier unexpectedly lands in riches after he passes a test crafted by a mysterious blind customer.

Kyle Parker was an average American boy just trying to live the American dream. His parents, small-town farmers, had moved to the city to make a living after going bankrupt and selling their farm.

Kyle’s father grew up on the farm, and so had Kyle; it had held sentimental value for him and his family. But they had to sell it to the greedy Martin Schumacher, who had been after it for years.

They had moved to the city ever since, and their lives, filled with ease and happiness, had become one of rushed breakfasts and petty quarrels over money between Kyle’s parents.

The quarrels grew in magnitude over time, and it led to their deaths one day. They were returning from what was supposed to be a family picnic on the beach when they started arguing over money again.

They got so carried away that they didn’t see the truck barrelling towards the car. They sure felt it, and it was the last thing they ever felt — only Kyle survived, and he had to live with that.

Life was not easy for him as an orphan who didn’t have any relatives. After grieving for weeks in the small apartment, the boy picked up a job at a grocery store as a cashier — it was where he met a blind man.

It had been a cool morning when the bell that signified someone entering the store rang. Kyle had been doodling in a small journal he always carried around, so he looked up to acknowledge the person.

But there were two people, not one; the first was a young girl who looked approximately eleven years old, and beside her, with one hand on her shoulder, an old man with a cane was beside her.

He had a wide-brimmed hat and dark shades on, and he had a peculiar air about him that told Kyle he was blind. For instance, when the girl greeted him with a “Hi,” the old man looked around as though he was looking for him.

“Hello,” Kyle answered the girl with a smile.

She smiled back and slowly led the man towards the shelves, sometimes pausing to reach for whatever the man whispered.