He told her that if she really
wanted to pay him back, the
next time she saw someone
who needed help, she could
give that person the
assistance they needed, and
Bryan added, “And think of
me.”
He waited until she started
her car and drove off. It had
been a cold and depressing
day, but he felt good as he
headed for home,
disappearing into the
twilight.
A few miles down the road
the lady saw a small cafe.
She went in to grab a bite to
eat, and take the chill off
before she made the last leg
of her trip home. It was a
dingy looking restaurant.
Outside were two old gas
pumps. The whole scene was
unfamiliar to her. The
waitress came over and
brought a clean towel to
wipe her wet hair. She had a
sweet smile, one that even
being on her feet for the
whole day couldn’t erase.
The lady noticed the
waitress was nearly eight
months pregnant, but she
never let the strain and
aches change her attitude.
The old lady wondered how
someone who had so little
could be so giving to a
stranger. Then she
remembered Bryan.
After the lady finished her
meal, she paid with a
hundred dollar bill. The
waitress quickly went to get
change for her hundred
dollar bill, but the old lady
had slipped right out the
door. She was gone by the
time the waitress came
back. The waitress
wondered where the lady
could be. Then she noticed
something written on the
napkin.
There were tears in her eyes
when she read what the lady
wrote: “You don’t owe me
anything. I have been there
too. Somebody once helped
me out, the way I’m helping
you. If you really want to
pay me back, here is what
you do: Do not let this chain
of love end with you.”
Under the napkin were four
more *100 bills.
Well, there were tables to
clear, sugar bowls to fill, and
people to serve, but the
waitress made it through
another day. That night
when she got home from
work and climbed into bed,
she was thinking about the
money and what the lady
had written. How could the
lady have known how much
she and her husband needed
it? With the baby due next
month, it was going to be
hard….
She knew how worried her
husband was, and as he lay
sleeping next to her, she
gave him a soft kiss and
whispered soft and low,
“Everything’s going to be all
right. I love you, Bryan
Anderson.”