I PAID FOR A STRANGER’S GROCERIES TWO YEARS AGO—AND TODAY, I GOT THIS IN THE MAIL

Leona shook her head. “They moved. I think they went to the city, to a specialist clinic. But I don’t know which one.”

I left the supermarket, my mind buzzing. Sofia, a little girl with a rare blood disorder. And a mother who remembered a small act of kindness two years later.

I decided to use the twenty-dollar bill as a seed. Not to return to them, but to pay it forward. I went to a local bookstore and bought a children’s book about kindness, and tucked the bill inside with a note: “For someone who needs a little light.” I left it on a bench in a park.

Days turned into weeks, and I almost forgot about the letter and the photograph. Then, one evening, I received a message on social media. It was from a woman named Clara.

“Are you the Emily who paid for our groceries two years ago?”

My heart leaped. “Yes! That’s me.”Fecoya.co.uk
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I PAID FOR A STRANGER’S GROCERIES TWO YEARS AGO—AND TODAY, I GOT THIS IN THE MAIL
By World WideMarch 28, 2025No Comments5 Mins Read

It came with no return address. Just my name, written neatly on the front of the envelope in handwriting I didn’t recognize.

Inside was a folded note and a twenty-dollar bill, held in place with a single strip of clear tape.

The letter started with:

“Miss Emily, You may not remember us…”

And honestly, I didn’t. Not at first.

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