I Covered $6 for a Mom Baby Formula, The Next Day, My Manager Called Me In and Handed Me an Envelope

“This was dropped off about an hour ago,” he said. “The woman from last night came back. She asked for you by name.”

My stomach flipped. “She did? Is she upset? I told her she didn’t have to pay me back.”

“She wasn’t upset,” he said quietly. “She was… emotional.”

He slid the envelope across the desk. “She insisted this go directly to you.”

My fingers trembled as I picked it up. The envelope felt thicker than a letter. He nodded, giving me permission.

I opened it.

Inside was a folded note and something stiff beneath it. I unfolded the note first.

The handwriting was neat but shaky, like someone who didn’t often write letters anymore.

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