Then she looked at me.
“I’m really sorry,” she whispered. “Could you please remove the diapers?”
I glanced at the amount displayed on my register.
She was missing just $12.75.
Twelve dollars and seventy-five cents.
That was all that stood between this exhausted mother and the diapers her babies needed.
Before she could reach for the package, I took my own debit card from my pocket.
“It’s all right,” I told her gently. “I’ll take care of the difference.”
I tapped my card.
The payment went through.