a while ago I helped a lady to help her cover her ripped dress. Actually, her tie was ripped a little and in a crowded place. So I walked next to her and said, Your dress is ripped, ma’am. Would you like me to help? She was so, so surprised and embraced it. She quickly nodded and said, Oh my God. Yeah, please thank you. She said, Luckily, at that time, I had my jacket with me. So I knelt down and covered her ripped waist with my jacket. And I gave her my jacket just for present. She was so thankful for me that she gave me $5 all of a sudden. I’ve never thought that the lady would give me money because I don’t even want it yet. I just wanted to help and when she offered me money, I dismissed it. I said I don’t want it, but she forced me and anyways, I was happy that I managed to help a lady and I think in the future, if I had a ripped dress and someone would help me like that, like I did, I would be really thankful as that ma’am. So that’s the problem. Last time I helped someone to solve it.
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A while ago, I helped a lady cover her ripped dress. Actually, her tie was ripped a little, and we were in a crowded place. So I walked up to her and said, "Your dress is ripped, ma'am. Would you like me to help?" She was so surprised and embraced it. She quickly nodded and said, "Oh my God. Yeah, please, thank you." She said, luckily, at that time, she had her jacket with her. So I knelt down and covered her ripped waist with my jacket. I gave her my jacket just for the moment. She was so thankful that she gave me $5 all of a sudden. I never thought the lady would give me money because I didn't even want it; I just wanted to help. When she offered me money, I dismissed it. I said I didn't want it, but she insisted. Anyway, I was happy that I managed to help a lady, and I think in the future, if I had a ripped dress and someone helped me like that, I would be really thankful, just like that ma'am. So that's the problem I helped someone solve last time.
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