Friday, May 18, 2007

Have I Been Had?

Last night about 10:30, our doorbell rang. Some of our friends had just left so I was not surprised, thinking one of them had forgotten something. To my surprise, it was a stranger behind the door. I opened the door and she immediately offered her hand and her name (which of course I can't remember). Very nervously, she went into a spill about how she needed to take her daughter to the hospital b/c she thinks she may have meningitis. She goes on to say that her husband is at work and she needs $20-30 for her copay. Without even thinking I went inside and found almost $30 exactly in my wallet. I gave her the money and my number and told her not to worry about paying me back. I asked her what her daughters symptoms were and then told her to get right to the hospital and to pack her down with ice packs (she had a 102+ fever). She hurried off and I went back inside where I started immediately thinking how strange the situation was...Out of all the condos, why did she come to ours which is on the very bottom and back of the complex? Oh yeah, and she claims to live on the very top of the complex on Windhover Drive. I was skeptical, but I couldn't risk the fact of this woman telling the truth and truly needing the money. In my opinion, if she was telling the truth, I'll get a phone call thanking me for my genorosity. And if not, well then I guess I've been had...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good post.