Headline:
A Woman Is Surprised After a Man Starts Crying When He Is Forced to Throw Something Away at the Airport. When She Finds Out What He Tossed in the Trash, Her Heart Started to Break.
Summary:
Giving and receiving a present is a way to make loved ones feel happy. When you get a present from someone you care about, you want to treasure it forever. If that gift is taken away from you, it can feel incredibly traumatic.
Introduction:
Derrick and Lucy Chapman were at the Miami International Airport. Before they could get on their flight, they had to go through the security lines. Unfortunately for the elderly couple, their checked bags did not pass the inspection. Derrick Chapman was told to throw something …show more content…
Inside of the globe, there was a picture of the elderly couple with a young girl. The snow globe was engraved with the message, “We love you. Grandma and Grandpa. 1/25/2017.”
Carmen immediately realized why the elderly man was so upset. She wanted to give the globe back to him, but she could not find the poor man anywhere. Luckily, Carmen's brother had come to the airport with them. Carmen asked him to hold onto the globe, and she would figure out what to do with it after her trip.
After a lovely weekend with her boyfriend, Carmen immediately started to look for the globe's owners. She created a Facebook post with photos of the snow globe and the story about what happened. Immediately, the post went viral. Within just a week, it had received more than 40,000 shares and likes.
One morning, Carmen went online to check the post. As she scrolled through the comments, she noticed an advertisement for an online casino. It offered 120 free spins for a small deposit. Carmen loved playing online games, so she decided to try her luck. To her total surprise, she won $976,256 after just 32 …show more content…
She quickly started to plan out what she would do with the money. For years, she had dreamed of starting her own cafe. Now, she would finally have the money to fulfill her dreams. At the same time, Carmen could not forget about the real reason she had been along. She still had to find the owner of the custom globe. Luckily, an employee from the snow globe manufacturers saw the post.
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The employee quickly found the name of the person who ordered the globe and messaged Carmen. Lucy Chapman had purchased the globe. After reaching out to Lucy, Carmen learned more about why the globe was so important. The little girl in the picture was named Nina Chapman. On January 25, 2016, the little girl had been adopted by Lucy's daughter. Lucy had made the globe for Nina with a picture from the day she had officially become a part of the family. They had wanted to give Nina the globe when they visited her, but the TSA agents had made them throw it away.
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Carmen was able to meet up with the grandparents and their granddaughter to return the globe. She also had another surprise in store for them. She had bought Nina a teddy bear that was taller than her grandparents. In tears, the grandparents and Nina thanked Carmen for her amazing