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Edith was a 50-year-old homeless woman who worked at an animal shelter to support herself. She lived under a bridge at times, on the street at others, and these days in an alley where no one disturbed her while she slept, unlike the road and the bridge.
There was a time when Edith used to be a pastry chef and had a lovely family to look after her. But after a fire engulfed her home, she lost everything: her husband, daughter, and the house.
After the tragic incident, Edith remained traumatized for a long time. She stayed at her parents’ house for a while, but when they left for their heavenly abode, she was left all alone.
Edith was still young at the time and didn’t have a job, so she scraped by on the money her parents had left for her for a few days. But after a while, she became indebted and lost her parents’ home as well.
Edith’s neighbor, thankfully, was kind enough to speak with his friend and find her a job at the animal shelter where she had been working for the past ten years.
Edith didn’t have a lot of responsibilities at the shelter, which was a good thing because as she grew old, she had multiple complaints of knee pain. The woman just had to clean the shelter every day and make sure the trash bags were disposed of on time.
One day, when she went to throw the plastic bags away, she noticed the bins were already overflowing, with some packets left outside the trash cans.
Edith was homeless and slept wherever she could find a place | Photo: Pexels
Edith was homeless and slept wherever she could find a place | Photo: Pexels
She began picking the bags one by one and stuffing them into the trash can when one of them abruptly tore from the edge, spilling a dollar on the ground. Confused, she opened the bag and discovered that it contained several bundles of dollars.
Edith couldn’t believe her eyes. For a brief moment, she imagined how different her life would be if she had all those dollars. She could get her knee treated in a good hospital, build a house, and, most importantly, live a happy life.
Edith was lost in her thoughts when she suddenly heard a car honk behind her. “Hello, old lady, please get out of the way,” the driver yelled. “You’re blocking the way!”
Returning to reality, she quickly grabbed the bag and returned to the shelter, where she handed it over to her boss, Bill.
“Oh my god, where did you find this?” Bill asked her, shocked.
“It was left near the bins. I didn’t count it, but that’s a lot of money. The owner must be worried. How will we find him?” Edith inquired.
The bag Edith found was loaded with dollars | Photo: Unsplash
The bag Edith found was loaded with dollars | Photo: Unsplash
“It’s a million dollars, Edith! And we don’t have to look for him. He just dropped by a few hours ago and left his business card. His housekeeper had apparently disposed of the wrong bag here and gone.”
“Well, that’s a relief then,” Edith said. “Anway, my work is done, so I’ll leave.”
“No, wait, Edith. I need a favor from you,” Adam said.
“Can you please go to his home and hand it over. He was pretty tense and said it was urgent. He even left money for the fare so that I didn’t have to pay. Anyway, he lives just two streets away. You can easily walk there, but you know these rich people. I have something important to do, so can you please do it?”
“Fine, I’ll do it,” Edith replied as she walked away with the bag.
Edith saved the fare for herself and walked to the man’s house instead. The house was enormous, with a massive and beautiful garden in front. Edith took a look around and realized she could easily get lost there. In fact, it took her some time to get to the door and ring the bell. When the door opene
