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“That will be all,” the woman said.

Hannah told her the price, and the lady pulled
her van forward in the line. The line kept moving,

and eventually, it was the motorcycle rider’s turn.
He paid for his order, and Hannah handed the food

to him. She was about to shut the window when he

spoke to her.
“Excuse me. I would like to pay for the lady

and children in the car behind me.”
Hannah was shocked. Not because that

hadn’t happened before, but because she couldn’t
imagine a man like him doing that. She told him it

was six dollars and thirty-six cents. He paused a
moment as if thinking, then handed her his credit

card. Hannah processed the payment and handed
the card back. Still, the man did not drive on.

“I think they need more than that,” he said.

He reached into his wallet and pulled out some
money. “Please give this to them.”

He handed Hannah the bills, then drove away.
By this time, other workers had seen what was

happening and gathered around. Hannah opened up
the money and found five hundred-dollar bills. She

gasped, as did everyone else.

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