When I helped an elderly woman onto a crowded bus, I came back to find a smug man had stolen my seat and tossed my bag<\/p>\n
aside. \u201cFirst come, first served,\u201d he muttered without even looking up. I was furious, but I bit my tongue and found a pole to<\/p>\n
hang onto. Just then, a baby near him started wailing at full volume, and he snapped at the mom to shut the kid up.<\/p>\n
I stepped in to defend her, and from that moment on, karma took the wheel.<\/p>\n
Every time he started to doze off, the baby shrieked or kicked the back of his seat. Rain soon began dripping from the roof\u2014<\/p>\n
right onto his head. He fumbled with the hatch, but it was stuck, soaking him more by the second. Meanwhile, the mom and I<\/p>\n
exchanged glances, silently cheering karma\u2019s relentless pace. Around us, other passengers were clearly enjoying the show.<\/p>\n
Then I decided to take it a step further. I planted a wad of my own cash under a nearby seat and loudly announced I\u2019d found it.<\/p>\n
He immediately claimed it was his and lunged for it, only to trip over a bag and fall flat in the aisle. I told him it was my money<\/p>\n
and a lesson in making assumptions. The whole bus erupted in laughter and applause,<\/p>\n
while he slunk back to his soggy seat, defeated.<\/p>\n
Later, I helped the mom\u2014Lisa\u2014and her baby, Sam, with her bags, and we walked together. At a caf\u00e9 nearby, we spotted the<\/p>\n
same man, still drenched and trying to dry off with napkins. We approached, and to my surprise, he apologized. We shared a<\/p>\n
laugh, and as Lisa and I walked away, I felt a quiet sense of closure. Sometimes karma doesn\u2019t just ride the bus\u2014it makes a<\/p>\n
scene, teaches a lesson, and then quietly walks away with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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