I was riding the bus, seven months pregnant and feeling both excited and tired. When an older woman boarded, I offered her my seat without a second thought.

She sat down and kept looking at me, not in a strange way, but almost as if she saw someone she once knew. I simply smiled back, happy to help. Kindness felt natural in that moment.

As the bus reached her stop, she stood up slowly and steadied herself. Before stepping off, she gently slipped something into my coat pocket. Continues…