The Grocery Store Experience
Saw a woman in the grocery store that had me teared up. She was speaking as if she was at home and I was her daughter. She looked at me and she promised me that she was gonna get us a place of our own soon. (Mind you, getting my own home is ALL I crave in my life right now, so it felt like she was speaking to my situation).
Then she said, "you betta not hit my mama". Some shit I would say....
Then as I bagged my last grocery, she looked at me and said, " thank you for doing this for me."
Like maybe she knew I wasn't her daughter but was glad I didn't confirm it for her.
In fact the whole experience reminded me of my own mother.
So as I was leaving I told her she was blessed. Odd, because I usually say God bless to people.
I was gonna offer her the change left from my purchase, but didn't want to assume she was in need of money because she had a coffee and stuff.
I go out to my car, load it, and pull off but something made me hit the brakes and dig in my pocket.
I looked around, saw the woman headed straight toward me and gave her the $17 I had left.
I can't afford it, because I am on a budget. But my heart moved me anyway.
Damn I'm still crying....