Woman Sees Things She Gave to Old Friend at Garage Sale and Calls Him to Find Out What’s Wrong – Story of the Day
A young woman was startled to find the expensive gifts she gave an old friend displayed at a garage sale outside his house. She called him to find out what was wrong and shed tears after hearing a heartbreaking voice.
25-year-old nurse Alina Matt was on her way home when a board inscribed “Garage Sale” near her house caught her attention.
“That vintage pocket watch? It looks like the one I gave Mr. Rubin last year. Why is Mrs. Percy taking it?” she exclaimed in shock. Baffled about what such a precious gift was doing in someone else’s hands, Alina walked closer to find out.
“I don’t believe this. These belong to Mr. Rubin. Why are they lying outside? These are some of the costly gifts I gave him!”
Alina decided to find out why her old friend and neighbor, Sam Rubin, had given up her expensive gifts in a garage sale…
Alina found her gifts to her old friend at a garage sale on her way home. | Source: Pexels
Since Alina’s parents lived abroad, she often visited Sam Rubin, her 80-year-old neighbor, as she felt a fatherly presence whenever around him. The two became close friends and spent a lot of time talking sweet stories of Sam’s past with his beloved late wife, Emma.
During this time, the young nurse took good care of her old friend and even bought many things he liked but couldn’t get due to difficulty with traveling.
Whenever Alina returned from a trip, she bought lovely gifts for Sam, whom she regarded as nothing less than her father.
Alina regarded old Sam as nothing different from her father. | Source: Unsplash
“Ah, this painting. It is beautiful,” Sam exclaimed when Alina gifted him a portrait she bought from Paris. “But the classic timepiece has won my heart!”
Whenever the nurse got the chance, she always gave something nice to Sam because she wanted him to feel better and loved.
Alina had learned that Sam’s three sons never looked after him well and barely showed up to even check on him, so she took it upon herself to care for him and make him feel loved.
Eventually, Alina and Sam became best friends, and she always visited him every day. The old man loved vintage items, and his house almost looked like a mini-museum of wonderful things.
While all was well...