Rich Man Stops by Poor Homeless Girl, Hands Her Flowers and an Engagement Ring — Story of the Day
A homeless girl is stunned when a handsome man gives her flowers and a diamond ring and transforms her life.
Haven’t we all heard the story of Cinderella raised up from misery by the hand of a handsome prince? And of course, we know that it’s all a fantasy. The bitter bread of poverty is not so easily spat out so we can take a bite of caviar and blinis, is it?
We devour those meager crumbs and thank God for them, and when someone waves the cornucopia of plenty at us, we know it’s a trap or a mad dream. Amber Grey had spent too many nights sleeping in dark alleys for such dreams. Her life was too much of a nightmare.
Amber’s life on the streets was too hard for her to ever imagine happiness could come her way | Source: Shutterstock.com
Amber had been raised in the foster system after her drug-addicted teenage mother had abandoned her at the age of three. From then on, Amber had been moved from one home to the next.
Whenever she thought that she’d finally found a family, people who loved her, she’d be moved. Finally, at the age of 18, she aged out of the system.
At first, things had gone well. She’d found herself a job as a saleswoman in a discount store, and because she was pleasant and helpful, the customers liked her, and so did her job. Amber was happily contemplating a raise and promotion when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
Like hundreds of thousands of other people, she found herself unemployed, and a year later, after having burned through her savings just to make ends meet, she found herself out on the streets, homeless.
Amber was an orphan and when she became unemployed she ended up on the streets | Source: Unsplash
Amber tried to scrape together enough money each day panhandling to eat, but often she had to stand in line at the soup kitchen. As winter progressed, life got harder for the homeless and finding a place to sleep in a shelter was almost impossible.
The people Amber begged from were less than charitable and a few even insulted her: “Get off your fat ass and get a job!” screamed one woman. Amber wished she could get a job, but her former life seemed a distant dream now.