The Cost of Kindness

“In this town, being nice is the most dangerous thing you can do.” Ethan moved here

last week. Day one, he finds a wallet filled with cash… and returns it.

Big mistake. The owner barely reacts. That night, Ethan’s TV disappears.

No break-in. No damage. Just gone. Next night, his laptop vanishes.

Then his watch. He checks his bank app… and realizes the money he returned

is the exact number of things the town has taken. He asks around. Neighbors laugh.

“Good deeds cost you. Bad deeds pay you back.” A week later,

Ethan finds another wallet. And the whole town is watching. Return it,