Yesterday I gave away my insurance money to a stranger. 6,000 pesos. A big sum for a spender like me. Well, she isn't a complete stranger. She is the secretary of the agent collecting money for my quarterly insurance.
When she went to collect it, she asked if she could borrow the money first and pay me on January 10. She explained that she needed it for her sister's or aunt's CT scan. I couldn't remember for whom it was. She was hoping to get the money and not inform her boss (my insurance agent) about it until she could pay me back on said date.
I don't know if it is true. She looked like she was really desperate to ask for this arrangement. I did agree partly because I know how it feels not to have money and not know where to get it. Asking for a stranger like me could be less shameful rather than having to ask it from someone she knows. At the same time, I didn't want her to think like I could be manipulated. If it was a scam, then kudos to her.
I saw her crying when I came back to give her ID. And I still cannot move past her crying.
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