Personal stories

Albert “Bertie” Callaway is what you call an ordinary man, he lives an ordinary life in ordinary neighborhood. Bertie is janitor in Radford University, Virginia, but he used to be a student in this college many years ago. Bertie used to study law and he was good in it, he was a member of a great fraternity with his brothers and friends, finally he was also a great sportsman as he played football and was the captain of his team.  But one morning Bertie has a terrible car accident ending his dreams, his legs were broken in several places each, he had also brain damages ending his future as lawyer. Time has passed and after years of effort, he managed to get on his feet again but with irreversible damages, however Radford University paid all his medical bills and wrote off his university debt of nearly $100 000.  The generous gesture happened after the University discovered that the former Dean was heavily inebriated and that morning, he was still drunk and drove too fast and alm...

Anthony Clarkson is what we call a man of habits. He’s in his late 50’s and everyday for more than 30 years he takes his black coffee with no sugar in his favorite restaurant in the corner of the street he lives and the street he works as repairman.  But this morning something is different… the restaurant he usually goes is closed… no actually it disappeared and instead he sees a huge Starbucks.  As he sees this Anthony says to himself: “What the f… where’s my coffee shop? What the hell is this shit… Starbucks… well I hope they have decent coffee…”  Anthony comes in the shop, there’s at least 10 people in front of him waiting for their coffees or ordering it, he’s about to leave when he hears: “Sir… sir… please don’t go… good morning what can I get you?”  Anthony turns back and sees a rather beautiful girl with chestnut hair and blue eyes, she must be barely 18 years old and her name is Faith.  Anthony says: “Oh… hi… well can I get a black coffee with no sugar p...