A young woman was walking through a supermarket to
pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following
her around. Thinking nothing of it, she ignored him and
continued shopping. After she got what she wanted,
she went to the checkout line, but the old man got in front of her.
“Pardon, me,” he said, “I’m sorry if my staring at you has
made you feel uncomfortable. It’s just that you look just
like my granddaughter, who just died recently.
And I miss her very much.”
“I’m very sorry,” replied the young woman.
“Is there anything I can do for you?”
“Yes,” the old man said. “As I’m leaving, can
you say ‘Bye-bye, grandpa’ to me? It would make
me feel so much better.”
“Sure,” answered the young woman.
As the old man was leaving, she called out,
“Bye-bye, grandpa!”
When she stepped up to the checkout counter,
she saw that her total was $178.50.
“How can that be?” she asked. “I only bought a few things!”
“Your grandpa said you would pay for him,” said the clerk.