On a freezing morning outside my office, I gave my jacket to a woman sitting in the cold. I had no spare change, only layers—and instinct.
She accepted it with a quiet smile and pressed a rusty coin into my hand. Minutes later, my boss saw what I’d done and fired me.
Two weeks of rejections and panic followed. Then a velvet box appeared at my door with a slot that fit the coin perfectly. When I slid it in, it opened to a note: I’m not homeless. I’m a 