Kindnessatfast-foodrestaurant
ItwassummerandIhadgottenoneofthefewjobsa14-year-oldcanfind―workingatBurgerKing,afast-foodrestaurant.It 16 wasn’tagoodjob,butitmeantmoney, 17 wassomethingIneeded.
Oneday,Iwasworkingbehindthefrontcounter,taking 18 .Thecustomerswerecomingandgoing,andthewomanwho 19 didn’tseemanydifferentfrommostothers.
SheorderedhermealandItoldherthetotal.Asshesearched 20 herpursetofindsomechange,thewomansoon 21 thatshewasaboutadollarshort.“I’m 22 tosaythisbutIguessIwon’tbeabletomakemypurchase 23 ,”shesaidsadly
That’swhenIhadtheideaofpayingthedifferenceforher.Sherefusedatfirst,butafterI24 sheagreed.Shethankedmeandmovedtotheendofthecounterto 25 herorder.Icontinuedwithmyworkandthought 26 moreofit
Aboutanhourlater 27 hadsloweddownandIwaswaitingformynextcustomer.ThenIglancedovertowardsthe 28 andsawthesamewomanwhomI’dhelpedwiththemoneyenteringagain.I 29 recognizedher.
Shewalkedstraightuptomeandsaid,“Iwanttothankyouagainforwhatyoudid.Yousee,I’madiabetic(糖尿病患者)and 30 Ineedtoeatsomethingrightaway.That’s 31 Icameinearlier.Ifyouhadn’thelpedmeasyoudid,I 32 havefainted.Thankyou.”
Shehandedmetwodollars 33 I’dgivenher.
34 thewomanwalkawayIrealizedthatGodhadusedmetohelpme.IntheendIwas 35 notonlywithmoneybutalsowiththesatisfactionofknowingthatI’dhelpedsomeoneoutofatightspot.