A Dollar and a Little Kindness

I almost charged a mother for two cups of hot water that she needed to feed her children at 1:30 in the morning. I work the overnight shift at a fast-food restaurant off an interstate in Ohio. Most

I almost charged a mother for two cups of hot water that she needed to feed her children at 1:30 in the morning. I work the overnight shift at a fast-food restaurant off an interstate in Ohio. Most nights, I serve truck drivers, nurses coming off long shifts, and people who don't want to go home just yet. By midnight, the floors smell like bleach and old grease. The coffee tastes burnt. The dining room stays empty except for the occasional person sitting alone with their phone plugged into the w