I Never Saw Him Again
A younger guy in a shirt and tie next to me at the gas station. He asked me for a few bucks for gas as he was on his way to a job interview. Said he’d been unemployed for a few months and this was sort of a dream job opportunity. I ended up filling up his entire tank and wished him luck in the interview.
I saw him there twice a week for the next three months, always in a shirt and tie and always talking to other patrons. He eventually tried to scam me again a few months later, and I reminded him that he had already got me on that line and asked if he had another scam premise.
He said he could tell me about his dying grandmother he was trying to go see on the other side of town or about how he left his wallet at his office because he rushed out when his daughter’s school called and told him he needs to pick her up because she was sick and throwing up everywhere. Then he paused and said, “sorry man” and got in his car and drove away. I never saw him again, but I assume he just moved to the next gas station down the street.
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