When Mary realized she had left her wallet in a friend\u2019s car, she was about to walk away from the grocery store empty-handed \u2014 until a young boy behind her stepped in. \u201cI\u2019ll pay for it,\u201d said Mark, no older than 12. Mary tried to refuse, but the boy insisted. \u201cSometimes, we just have to do good things. Karma pays us back,\u201d he smiled, repeating his grandmother\u2019s wisdom. Touched, Mary asked for his number to repay him later.<\/p>\n
After returning home and telling her daughter Anastacia the story, the women couldn\u2019t stop thinking about the boy \u2014 especially after noticing he didn\u2019t seem well-off.When Mary got her wallet back, she and Anastacia went to return the money. Mark greeted them politely, but hesitated to invite them in. \u201cMy grandma would be mad,\u201d he said. Then he revealed something heartbreaking \u2014 his grandmother was in the hospital and needed expensive surgery.<\/p>\n
Mark had started a GoFundMe, but few had noticed. \u201cIt\u2019s just us,\u201d he said quietly.That\u2019s when Mary and Anastacia took action. After meeting Mark\u2019s grandmother and hearing her story, Anastacia shared the GoFundMe online \u2014 and wrote about Mark\u2019s act of kindness on Reddit. What ha<\/p>\n
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