The world is full of strange things, and sometimes so many unexpected things happen in people’s lives that sometimes it is even hard to believe what is happening.
Today’s story is about a young man named Dirk, who had a wife and two children. At that time, Dirk worked in the post office and proved to be an exemplary employee. The man loved his family very much and appreciated his work. But one day he became aware of his wife’s infidelity.
Having found out all the relations, the wife left the family and went with her lover. It is hard to believe that a woman can so easily abandon her own children, but, unfortunately, nowadays it happens quite often. Dirk had to raise two children – 4 and 6 years old – by himself. The stress and worries associated with raising children had a negative impact on his health.
One of these days, the man lost his work bag, which contained very important documents. Dirk had to take them to one of the offices. He could not remember how it could happen. Morally, the man was already ready to be fired and dragged through the courts. Dirk understood that the bag must have been stolen from him and assumed that the thieves, most likely, not finding valuables and money, threw it in a trash can.
The man went around all the dumps near which he passed and left his phone number to the homeless people he met, so that they would inform him if they found something. And two days later, the man received a call, and then his missing person was brought to him.
It was a woman, homeless, whose appearance made it very difficult to understand how old she was. The woman simply handed over the bag without demanding anything in return, which surprised Dirk. The man thanked her and quickly said goodbye to her, because she stank unbearably. But the woman did not leave. She asked Dirk for permission to spend the night at his house, explaining that his bag would cause her problems and she could not return to her place. Dirk could not refuse her.
But that night a strong storm arose and it started to rain. Dirk could not leave the woman on the street and invited her inside. However, first he offered her to wash, then offered her dry clothes and showed her where she could rest.
Early in the morning, Dirk was woken up by the laughter of children coming from the kitchen. It turned out that the homeless woman, whom he let spend the night, not only cleaned up his children, but also cooked them a delicious breakfast. And in the woman herself it was hard to recognize the yesterday’s guest.
Rested, washed and combed, she looked completely different, and even found a common language with his children. In addition, she turned out to be quite a nice and slender woman, and a large men’s T-shirt did not spoil her image.
The woman’s name was Laura. She fed him breakfast, after which Dirk went to work, and she, at his request, stayed for a couple of days to look after the children. Dirk realized that he liked Laura and wanted to get to know her better.
With the appearance of Laura, their house was filled with homeliness, the children felt comfortable with her, and she turned out to be a very delicate and honest person. The woman told Dirk her story.
At one time, she decided to start her own business together with her relatives and mortgaged her house, but the latter set her up. At the age of 30 she was left without housing, support and business connections. Dirk sincerely sympathized with her, as he himself had recently been in a similar situation.
Since then, 8 years have passed. After some time, Dirk and Laura got married and had a child together. Laura was able to convince Dirk and they opened a restaurant. At first, Laura worked as a cook herself, and when the business went up, they expanded the staff. Today they travel a lot as a family and are very happy together.