As she walked out, he called out just as she had asked—“Goodbye, Mom!”—and saw her smile with deep gratitude. That warm moment quickly turned into surprise at the register when the cashier rang up a total of $121.85. “But I only bought five items,” he said. The cashier smiled knowingly and replied,
“Your mother said you’d be paying for her things too.” It hit him—he’d been played, kindly but cleverly. Still, he laughed, paid the bill, and walked out smiling. What started as a simple act of kindness ended with an unexpected twist that reminded him life has a funny way of mixing humor and heart.