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I met a young girl in the subway who said she\u2019d lost her bag \u2014 her wallet and phone were gone \u2014 and she just needed a few dollars to buy a ticket home. She looked about 18, trembling, her eyes red from crying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t even think twice. I bought her the ticket myself. She hugged me so tightly it almost broke my heart. \u201cThank you, sir,\u201d she whispered. \u201cYou have no idea what this means.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the train arrived, she stepped in, waving with tears in her eyes. I watched the doors close and felt good for doing something kind\u2026 but then something strange happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A man standing behind me tapped my shoulder.
\u201cYou helped her?\u201d he asked quietly.
\u201cYes,\u201d I said. \u201cShe needed to get home.\u201d
He sighed. \u201cShe\u2019s been doing that for weeks. Every night. Different story, same tears.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My stomach dropped. I couldn\u2019t believe it. I\u2019d been scammed \u2014 or so I thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day, curiosity made me go back. I waited near the same platform. Hours passed, no sign of her. Then finally, I saw her \u2014 sitting on the floor, crying for real this time. A small police officer was beside her, holding a bag in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her bag. Her real bag. Someone had returned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turns out, she really had<\/em> been robbed that first night \u2014 and the officer told me she\u2019d refused to take more money from anyone since. \u201cA kind stranger already helped me,\u201d she had told them. \u201cThat was enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I walked away smiling. Maybe kindness does get taken advantage of sometimes \u2014 but sometimes, it also changes someone\u2019s heart forever. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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