A man steals an old woman’s purse in the park and makes an extraordinary discovery that ends up transforming his life.Timothy Oster had been living on the streets for so long that he’d forgotten he’d ever lived any other way. At thirty-five, he was hardened, angry, and like so many other homeless people, he deadened the pain with drink.Twenty years on the streets meant that Tim was a survivor, and the things he did to survive weren’t always exactly legal, or pleasant. Tim had no friends because no one trusted him, and he trusted no one. It is hard to…
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A man simply identified as Gbubemi has been accused of brutalising his wife in Sapele, Delta State. According to news portal, Sapele Oghenek, the man said to be from the Dabio family, has been allegedly maltreating the woman since they got married.
Caroline and Jacob had a meet-cute on the streets and started dating. However, Caroline’s parents disapproved of the relationship because Jacob was poor. One day, she got into a terrible accident in his car and couldn’t walk again. Then Jacob shocked all of them.“I still remember the day we met vividly. It felt like we stepped right into a rom-com and never got out. I was taking pictures by the Greyhound bus station, and you came to talk to me. We never stopped talking since. No matter what others say, I will always love you, Jacob, and I know our…
Jenna was on her break when a homeless man approached and asked her for something to eat. She shared her lunch and talked with the stranger. This surprising conversation inspired her to pick up her studies and help the man get a better life. And she ended up working for him after graduation.“You can go have your lunch break now, Jenna,” her boss said with a wave of her bony hand.Jenna sighed and went to the employee room at the back. She grabbed her lunch, a pack of cigarettes, and exited through the back door. That’s where all the cooks…
A young single mom nurses her sick grandmother devotedly, but when she passes away, all she gets is an old couch.For Deborah Marks, giving her terminally ill grandmother all the help and support she could was not a duty, it was a pleasure. Her grandmother, Tessa, had been there for her throughout her childhood, in a way her cold-hearted, aloof mother never had.Now that Tessa was in the final stages of her life, Deborah wanted to be there for her, despite the many difficulties her life as a single mother of two entailed. Her mother, Martha, was as indifferent a…
Kim moved into her grandmother’s house after college to help her out. But when the older woman died, she and her big half-brother, Peter, discovered that their grandmother had sold the house to a third party. Neither could inherit it, and Kim thought she would have to move until a surprising person knocked on her door.“I don’t understand what’s happening, Mr. Salazar. What do you mean Grandma’s house is not part of the will?” Kim’s half-brother, Peter, asked their lawyer a few days after their grandmother’s funeral. Anna had been a kind soul, and Kim loved her dearly.After college, she…
I Study And Graduated As Medical Doctor, But I Ended Up Being a Shoe Maker- Lady Reveals A young Nigerian lady has revealed how she made an involuntary career change from medicine to shoe making.She studied medicine in school but due to the challenges of unemployment and underemployment in the country, she decided to follow an alternative career path. The young doctor who describes herself as a medical shoemaker shared a video-reel showing when she graduated from the university and what she does now. She could be seen with some handmade slippers and shoes, which she made with equipment at…
A few years after her husband died, Laura decided to move to her parents’ old apartment in Miami. But she was there only a month when her first love, Nathan, appeared on her doorstep. Their relationship was full of mystery until he simply disappeared. Finally, she was about to learn the shocking reason why.A month ago, 78-year-old Laura took the plunge and moved to her parents’ old apartment in Miami. They bought it when they retired a long time ago, and she inherited it when they died. But Laura’s entire life was in Durham, North Carolina, so her family used…
After noticing that her student doesn’t eat his lunch and frequently dumpster dives for food, a teacher becomes suspicious of him and decides to follow him. What she discovers along the way changes her life.Sandra Elliot worked as a teacher at Summerville Charter School in Nashville, Tennessee. Academically, the woman was a Ph.D. scholar, but when she and her husband James were not blessed with children, she took up the job—much against what her academic qualification could have offered—so that she could be close to children.Sandra had a sweet and kind demeanor, so all of her students adored her as…
An old millionaire leaves behind a gigantic $5.3 million mansion after his death, but there’s a twist: neither his wife nor his daughter inherits it.”Will you be able to come later today, William?” 89-year-old Samuel asked his lawyer, William Banks, on the phone.”Well, I can, Mr. Brown. But are you sure about the will? I’d advise you to think about it once more.””I’m as certain of it as I am of who will be the next heir to all of my property, William. I look forward to seeing you soon. Is it possible for you to take some time for…