I shifted awkwardly on the porch. “It looked important,” I offered.“It is,” he said, his voice shaking. “That is my pension. My retirement money. All of it. I withdrew it this week to handle some personal matters.”
My chest tightened. All of it. His entire pension.
A Reward I Could Not Accept
He looked up at me with an overwhelmed expression. “I do not know how to thank you,” he said. “Please. Take something. Anything you want.”He pulled out a small handful of bills and tried to press them into my hand. I shook my head right away.
“No,” I said. “I cannot do that.”
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