Homeless Man Spends 8 Days Looking for Lost Phone Owner, Celebrates Xmas Surrounded by a Family — Story of the Day

Conner became homeless after being kicked out by his stepdaughter. After he returned a lost phone he found at the railway station where he sleeps, he learned that kindness pays off.

Conner hadn’t always lived as a vagrant sleeping at the local railway station. At some point, he had a job, a family, and a place to call home.

Conner used to live with his wife and his stepdaughter, and he loved them both dearly. He even rewrote his will to give his house to his daughter and wife. However, he never imagined that his stepdaughter would kick him out of what was once his own house after his wife’s passing.

And so, his home became the railway station. One day, he stumbled across a phone lying not too far from the railway track. It was not uncommon for Conner to find people’s lost items at the railway track.

The phone’s battery was dead, and it took him several hours to find someone he could borrow a charger from. Conner was eventually able to charge the phone, but he came across another problem, the sensor didn’t work because the phone was broken.

Conner was determined to try and get the phone back to its owner. But how can I find them without accessing the phone, he thought. He figured he’d just have to use what he had and find the owner using the picture of the woman on the screen saver.

Conner wandered through the railway station, trying to find the owner.

“Sorry, do you know this woman?” Conner would ask the passers-by, who often wouldn’t give him the time of day.

Conner was used to being ignored at this point. He’d come to learn that people often didn’t consider you worth their time when you were homeless, but he was determined nonetheless.

Conner even went to the police station with the photo, hoping they could help him identify the woman, but they didn’t take him seriously. In fact, they even suspected Conner might have stolen the phone and threatened to arrest him if he continued to bother them on the matter.

Still determined, Conner continued searching for the woman on the streets. One day, he came across a man who recognized the woman.

“I know her. That’s my neighbor, Sally,” the man said.

“Fantastic! Could you help me contact her? I’d love to get her phone back to her. I’m sure she has been worried sick,” Conner said.

“Oh, I...