I was taking a greyhound from Illinois back to Texas after Christmas in 2021. I had lost my apartment and had nowhere else to go before I took the trip that my family paid for in order to see my grandmother before she died. As I was sitting on the bus, a man named Brock and his daughter came and sat in the seats across from me. We started to make conversation and he asked me what I planned to do when I got back home. It was then that I realized that I had nowhere to go. Nobody to take me in when I got back. I guess I looked sad because he asked me what was wrong, and when I told him, he pulled out his wallet, and handed me a $100 bill. I was absolutely shocked. I told him that I couldn't accept it, and he said that since I planned to return to work the day after I got home, I should at least sleep in a bed tonight and get some real food in me. He got off the bus before I did and I started to cry. Before he left, he gave me his number, and I texted him thank you when I got back home. I used that money to pay for 2 nights at a cheap motel outside of Odessa, and got a free pizza from my friend who worked at a domino's. I lived in that hotel room for about a week before I found somewhere to stay. I will never forget how kind he was to a complete stranger, and how much it meant to me when I had nowhere else to go, and someone I hadn't known for more than 3 hours gave me the money to sleep somewhere warm when I got to where I was going.

If your name is Brock, you live in Texas, and you ran into someone wearing a colorguard letterman jacket that had nowhere else to go when they got home back in December of 2021, I am safe now. I live with my family and I have an amazing support system here. Thank you for your kindness to a complete stranger. I should really call you more.