The Interview He Missed for Kindness

A man rushed through a crowded bus stand, eyes fixed on the clock, knowing this interview

might finally pull him out of months of debt and sleepless nights, when a tired woman

suddenly collapsed near the ticket counter, her small son crying and tugging at strangers

who kept walking, afraid of missing their buses or getting involved; the man felt that heavy

pause every ordinary person knows—the fear of losing his own chance versus the guilt of turning

away—yet he knelt down, called for help, gave the boy water, and stayed beside

them until the ambulance arrived, fully aware his interview window was closing with

every passing minute. That night, he returned to his tiny rented room to find a warning