I Found an Elderly Homeless Woman by the Roadside on a Snowy Christmas Eve and Took Her Home — Days Later, a Luxury SUV Pulled Up to My Door
Christmas Eve was bitterly cold. I had just finished my cleaning job at the Graysons’ mansion. Exhausted and freezing, all I could think of was getting back to my five kids.
My husband was gone, and as a single mom, I was constantly struggling to put food on the table.
On my way home, I spotted an elderly woman huddled on the sidewalk. Wrapped in thin blankets, she was shivering in the snow.
She looked completely alone and worn – out. I hesitated. I didn’t have much to spare, but leaving her there just didn’t seem right. I knelt down beside her. “Ma’am, do you have a place to go tonight?” She shook her head, giving me a grateful yet weary look. “No, dear, but don’t worry about me.”
I said, “Come on, I don’t have a lot, but I’ve got a warm place and some food.” She took my arm, and we walked to my small house together.
The kids were quick to act. They made her a cup of tea, proudly showed her our small, paper – decorated Christmas tree, and we had a simple dinner together. Laughter and warmth filled the house.
Sure enough, rumors spread like wildfire.
The next day at work, Janine, a fellow housekeeper at the mansion, sneered, “She can hardly feed her own kids, and now she’s taking in a stray?” I ignored her.
Three days later, just as I was about to head out, a loud honk stopped me in my tracks.
Outside was a luxury SUV, the kind I’d never thought I’d see in front of my place. A man in a suit walked up to my door, his eyes serious.
“Are you Kate?” he asked, sizing me up with a scrutinizing gaze.