I Bought Two Cupcakes for a Crying Little Girl in a Café – Days Later, I Opened My Door and Froze

Before I left, I quietly slipped $500 under the teapot.

“Give this to your dad,” I said.

I never could’ve imagined that simple kindness would get twisted into something awful later.

She jumped up and hugged me so tightly I could barely breathe.

I smiled, waved goodbye, and walked back into the cold, believing that was the end of it.

Kindness was simple in that way — you helped and moved on, hoping you made a difference.