Drink Stand

Today I entered a store; there was a card to be bought, a wish to be conveyed.  It was intended to be a quick trip- in and out.  As I pulled in, a boy about 11 rode his bike up to the door; he was on a mission.  He checked out ahead of me with 3 bags filled with 2-liter pops, a bag of ice and a 24 pack of bottled water.

I asked him how he intended to get home with all that heavy liquid and he replied, they'd make it work somehow.  He didn't seem confident of that, but continued to say he and his friends were setting up a drink stand down the road to make some money. 

Memories of drink stands I hosted through the years came flooding back and a smile crossed my face.  "Would you like it if I drove your stuff for you and you show me where to go?"  His face lit up and he shook his head, "that would be great!" 

He paid for his stuff and I asked him if he trusted me...he took a few seconds and said "yes".  "Good" I stated "because I'm trustworthy".   He loaded up his drinks in my back seat and off we went.  They rode ahead of me and went three blocks.  There was the table waiting for the merchandise. 

They unloaded, offered me a drink and thanked me very sincerely for kids...it made my day!