A Stranger Made Me Smile

Last night, while waiting for the stoplight to turn green, I saw a boy, selling my favorite flower, the sampaguita. I hated the way the car smelled so I thought of buying from the boy. The flowers were overpriced, it cost me twice as much had I bought it in front of a church. But it was fine, I wanted to make the car smell better. I gave the 20 pesos to the kid, and he said with a smile, "Thank you Ma'am". Then he ran (more of galloped) to his grandmother and waved the 20 pesos with a huge smile on his face. Just when the light turned green, I glanced to where they were sitting, and I saw the boy, pointing at my car, as if telling his grandmother, it was I who bought the sampaguita. And, he was still smiling. It was how he acted that made me smile, it was actually his smile that made me smile. The child's smile was very innocent, it was worry-free. It was such a breath of fresh air.

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Thank You!

To all of those who read my previous post, and sent a private message to me, thank you very much! I really appreciate your warm thoughts. You all know who you are.. (",)