Today, at Panera;

  • Me: I'd like a small Mac & cheese, baguette.
  • Really nice looking Cashier: Alright, *insert however much it was here*.
  • So I'm digging for some money, when...
  • The next person behind me: *to friend* Ew look at her wrists. I hate when people do that. It's so ugly. She cuts. I wonder what she uses. Razor, probably.
  • Me: *blows it off.* She's not worth it. Don't say anything. *moves over to pick up my food*
  • Cashier: Excuse me, ma'am?
  • Person behind me: What is it?
  • Cashier: I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
  • Person behind me: What! Why?
  • Cashier: Because of what you said. & this. *shows his cuts*
  • I'm never going to forget you, Ryan. You're my new hero & I love you so much. Thank you for standing up for me. I know that I shouldn't have done what I did, but I did anyways. & you did too. You've been there, & found help. I can't stop crying. Not because I'm sad, but because of what you did for me. Thank you. <3

"Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is."

Ernest Hemingway

"Our struggles are the reason to live."

Carlos R. (me)