The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn 't been anywhere in years since his wife had passed. Away. He had no decorations no, lights, tree no. It was just another day to him. He didn 't hate Christmas just couldn, t.' Find a reason to celebrate. There were no children in his life. His wife had gone.
.He was sitting there looking at the snow that had been falling for the last hour and wondering what it was all about when. The door opened and a homeless man stepped through. Instead of throwing the, man out George Old George, as he was known. By, his customers told the man to come and sit by the space heater and warm-up.
. "Thank you but I, don 't mean, to intrude". Said the stranger."I see you 're busy. I' ll just go"
"Not without something hot in your belly," George turned and opened a wide mouth Thermos. And handed it to the stranger. "It ain ', t much but it' s hot and tasty. Stew. Made it myself. When you 're done there s coffee.' And it 's fresh. "
Just at that moment he heard the" Ding "of the driveway bell." Excuse me be right, back, "George said.
.There in the driveway was an old 53 Chevy. Steam was rolling out of the front. The driver was panicked.
. "Mister can you. Help me! "Said the driver with a deep Spanish accent." My wife is with child and my car is broken. "
George opened the hood.? It was bad. The block looked cracked from the cold; the car was dead. "You ain 't going in this thing," George said as he. Turned away.
. "But mister.Please help... "The door of the office closed behind George as he went in. George went to the office wall and got the. Keys to his, old truck and went back outside. He walked around the building and opened, the garage started the truck and. Drove it around to where the couple was waiting.
. "Here you can, borrow my truck," he said. "She ain 't the best thing you. Ever, looked atBut she runs real good. "
George helped put the woman in the truck and watched as it sped off into the night. George turned. And walked back inside the office.
. "Glad I loaned em the truck. Their tires were shot too. That 'ol truck has brand new. Tires... "George thought he was talking to the stranger but the, man had gone. The thermos was on the desk empty with,, A used coffee cup beside it.
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