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\u201cI wasn\u2019t just robbed that night. I was\u2026 lost. Not just in the alley, but in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tasha frowned. \u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n

He took a deep breath. \u201cI let money become my god. My daughter\u2014Jasmine\u2014she was kind. Like you. She volunteered at shelters, rescued animals, gave away her shoes more times than I could count.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened to her?\u201d<\/p>\n

He paused. \u201cCancer. At ten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tasha\u2019s chest ached. \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo was I,\u201d he whispered. \u201cI pushed people away. Built walls. But when I saw you standing in that alley\u2026 it was like Jasmine was there. Reminding me. Tasha, you didn\u2019t just save my life. You saved my soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

He knelt again, gently took her hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll never forget what you did. You brought my daughter back to me. In spirit. And I\u2019ll do everything I can to help you fly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tasha\u2019s eyes brimmed with tears.<\/p>\n

And then he said something she\u2019d never forget:<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou are the most important person in my world now. You showed me how to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cI wasn\u2019t just robbed that night. I was\u2026 lost. Not just in the alley, but in my life.\u201d Tasha frowned. \u201cHow?\u201d He took a deep breath. \u201cI let money become my god. My daughter\u2014Jasmine\u2014she was kind. Like you. She volunteered at shelters, rescued animals, gave away her shoes more times than I could count.\u201d \u201cWhat…<\/p>\n

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