Young Woman Settles in an Old House and Meets Lonely Children There — Story of the Day
A young woman leaves her apartment to take up residence at an old house where she meets two lonely kids and their ailing mother — the meeting changed both their lives.
“Elizabeth Johnson, you are expected to leave this apartment within one week or risk forceful eviction.” That was what was written on the note her landlord slipped under her door in the early hours of the morning.
Elizabeth knew what it was the moment she saw it; it was another clear-cut reminder that Elizabeth was behind on rent payment for another month and the landlord was done waiting.
Elizabeth had to move to an old shelter home after her rent expired | Source: Shutterstock
Despite having expected the eviction notice, it saddened her because she had nowhere she could move to, nor did she have any family to come to her aid.
Above all, she had no money saved up that would allow her to pay rent for new housing urgently. At this point, Elizabeth was desperate.
She went out all day looking for cheap housing she could manage but found none. Time passed quickly, and before she knew it, there was only one day left before she got kicked out.
The troubled woman was returning from yet another unsuccessful house hunt when she caught sight of a wallet on the floor. She was in the hallway leading to her room and four others, so she suspected it must belong to one of her neighbors.
No one else was about, and the thought of stealing the wallet occurred to Elizabeth, who quickly opened it to see who it belonged to and if there were valuables.
It contained documents in the name of her neighbor, Tom Cranfield, and several $100 bills that looked very attractive to Elizabeth.
The wallet contained several $100 bills that called to Elizabeth | Source: Pexels
However, despite the fact that she was in desperate need of money, Elizabeth chose to return the wallet. Every step she took, she had to shut down the urge to simply take the cash and discard the wallet, but as soon as the man she believed owned it answered his door, the thoughts melted away, and she presented him with the intact wallet.
“I believe you dropped this,” she said shyly, then turned to walk away.
“I’m very grateful to you, Miss Elizabeth,...