Eight-year-old David was begging for money outside a mall when he noticed a homeless man staring at him for a long time. He ran away thinking this person was dangerous, but he caught him and explained something shocking about the boy’s past.David Donaldson stood outside International Plaza and Bay Street in Tampa, Florida, and couldn’t hold back his tears. His face was covered in wet streaks, and most people only looked at him for a second before they continued walking. He was there to try to raise money for his mother’s funeral.David’s mother died after a long battle with cancer,…
Author: town gist
A man goes on a business trip and forgets his phone at home. His young wife hears it ring but when she answers she is shocked to discover she knows nothing about his past.Jack Morel was one of those people who seem to live with their phones in their hands, always getting calls, answering urgent texts, sending e-mails. It was unthinkable that he would ever leave his phone behind but that is exactly what happened.Jack was packing for a four-day last-minute business trip to Boston with his wife Charlotte’s help, and he was putting things in his bag while checking…
A bus driver kicks an elderly lady off the bus because she couldn’t pay for her ticket, but when he arrived at his fiancée’s house he realized who she was.George Harris was almost at the end of his shift when it started to snow. Not fluffy light as air snowflakes, but thick flurries that seemed to turn the air as thick as soup. He punched his steering wheel. “That’s all I needed! Today of all days!”George pulled into a bus stop and watched as the people shuffled in one by one, flashing their cards. Then an older lady in a…
Everyone in their neighborhood feared an elderly woman and avoided her because they believed she was a witch. However, one day a little boy peeked inside her house, which changed the lives of several people forever.When 6-year-old Jason and his mother Catherine moved to the countryside, all of their neighbors warned them to stay away from the house in their neighborhood where 87-year-old Terri lived.Terri’s neighbors suspected she was a witch, and they had several examples to show Catherine that they had not been wrong in accusing the elderly woman of being a bad omen. Mrs. Bennet, the neighborhood’s old…
After a tragic plane crash, Melanie Pearson had to bury her son, Anthony. Fourteen years later, she saw a news segment about a survivor who looked just like Anthony, who had been found but couldn’t remember much of his past life. She called the network to investigate and discovered the shocking truth of what happened. At 76 years old, Melanie Pearson felt tired all the time. It wasn’t anything to do with her age, though. 14 years ago, her son, Anthony, died in a plane crash on his way to Europe, and life had not been the same. The rescuers…
Monica was tired of the spoiled rich boy who always flew with their airline. He was loud, rude, and didn’t care about the other passengers on the plane. But she got an idea one day and decided to trick him. Surprisingly, someone else also spoke up, and Monica did not have to worry again. “LET’S GET WILD!” yelled Gerald Ross, the son of a real estate millionaire in New York and one of the most spoiled people Monica had ever met. She was a flight attendant from JFK to Miami, and everyone was tired of his antics.Gerald held a champagne…
Mark and Susan Chapman were true country folk. The two lovebirds were farmers who inhabited a small town with beautiful scenery and people who knew nearly everything about each other. The couple had been married for decades but had only been able to welcome one child whom they named Karen. Together with their dog, the German shepherd called Spike, they made a happy family, and the farm they cultivated was one that had been passed down from generation to generation for almost 100 years The Chapmans were proud to continue their ancestors’ business handed down to them.”We are like royalty…
Henry’s daughter, Sophie, met Sandra, who looked exactly like her, at school and spent time with her. They were convinced they were twin sisters. Henry was shocked when he met Sandra and her mother and decided to find out what had happened. Henry moved from Texas to Los Angeles when his daughter, Sophie, turned seven years old, and she was about to start second grade. “Ok, here we are. Your new school, Sophie. Are you excited?” he asked his daughter at the drop-off.“I think so…,” Sophie responded, twirling her fingers around her skirt in nervousness. “What if no one likes…
Paul Davis had almost everything a man could desire in his life. He had a successful business, a lovely family consisting of a loving wife and daughter, and a wonderful home in a beautiful neighborhood of San Francisco, California.But sadly, his perfect life came crashing down one day when he learned that his wife and daughter had died in a fatal plane crash.Paul was on a business trip to Texas at the time, but as soon as he received the devastating news, he flew back to California, hoping it was all a bad dream that would end soon. Unfortunately, it…
When Margaret Freeman was 18, she made a decision that would affect the rest of her life: she married sweet, funny Daniel Hernandez whom her wealthy father disapproved of.”You marry that low-life and you’ll get nothing from me Margaret!” her father had screamed. “You’ll see what love really is when you get to live in a one-bedroom rat-hole with roaches crawling up the walls!”But Margaret didn’t listen. She was sure she would never regret loving Daniel. Ever. At first, it was romantic to go home to that tiny apartment (there were no rats and roaches — there was no space).…