Rich Lady Picks up Dirty-Looking Hitchhiker on Highway and Learns He’s Her Daughter’s Fiancé – Story of the Day
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Tina was driving to the city for a business convention when she picked up a dirty hitchhiker on the highway. At the end of their journey, she was shocked to learn the man in the car seat beside her was none other than her daughter’s fiancé.
The day was mediocre, not too warm or too windy, with a gentle breeze kissing her face through the half-open car window. Tina was on her way to the city for a business event where she was supposed to deliver a speech.
At 47, Tina was a businesswoman, a mother, a widowed wife, and much more. In fact, she had always been a strong, independent woman, whether it was raising her only child, managing her career, or caring for her orphaned younger self.
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But all that was in the past, and now Tina had the business convention on her mind. As she was driving along the clear highway roads, listening to her all-time favorite Beatles’ Here Comes The Sun, a man suddenly jumped in front of her car, and she applied the brakes just in time…
“Jesus Christ!” she gasped as the car tires screeched on the road. “What was that? Is he insane?”
The young man raised his head and smiled sillily at her through the windshield, then approached her car window. “Can you give me a ride to the city, ma’am?” he asked. “I need to see my parents, and I wouldn’t have made such a dramatic jump if it wasn’t necessary.”
“Pardon me?” said Tina, throwing him a disgusted look. Then she noticed his ragged appearance and shook her head. “No, sorry, but I don’t give lifts to strangers. You could harm me, for all I know!”
He laughed. “Take my ID, and send it to whoever you like… I’m not a threat, trust me!”
“I have friends in the police, and I’ll send it to them. Is that ok, Mr. ‘I’m-not-a-threat?'”
He laughed again. “You’re funny… Sure, go ahead,” he said, handing her his ID. “My name is Chris, by the way.”
“All right then,” Tina said, snapping a photo of his ID and sending it to her friends, which included people in the police too. “I’m Tina. Hop in.”
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As Chris settled in the car and she began driving, Tina asked, “So what is the big emergency for which you had to risk your life by jumping in front of my car?”
“My mom and dad,” he said. “Sorry if I shocked you earlier. They’re elderly and have no one but me, so I’m paying them a visit. Nice car, by the way.”
“Why are you going to the city… if you don’t mind me asking?” he asked.
“I’m attending a business convention,” she replied. “And I have to meet some business clients.”
“Really?” he asked. “My fianceé’s mom too! I mean, she’s a businesswoman too! I recently proposed to my girlfriend, and she said yes, and… Sorry, I guess I...
