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Reddit user u/pasanquecosas recently shared a moving story that shows how small acts of kindness—no matter how transactional they seem—can stick with someone for life.

Growing up with cerebral palsy and walking with crutches made her an easy target for bullies. But one day, a popular boy stepped in to defend her. He never said much, just dropped off his notebooks. She got the message: do his homework, and he'd keep the bullies at bay.


"We began our symbiotic relationship. The bullying stopped and I would do his homework every day."

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The arrangement was unspoken and cold. He never thanked her, barely spoke to her, but for three years, the deal held. Then graduation came, and like so many classmates, they lost touch—until a surprise DM years later.

He became a millionaire. She got peace of mind.

Now a successful businessman living abroad, he reached out via Instagram with a shocking offer. “He told me how good life had been for him, he offered to buy me a house and a car,” she wrote. At first, she thought it was a scam—but it was real.

"I thought it was a scam... but it’s legit."

u/pasanquecosas

She turned down the big gifts, saying she was doing okay. But he had other plans. Soon after, she got a call from the most expensive medical center in her country. Three years of physical therapy had been paid for—in full.

What she saw as a transaction, he saw as a lifeline

“I already did my first two sessions and my body feels so much better,” she wrote. Still shocked, she told Reddit she never thought he saw their deal as anything more than a way to pass math. Turns out, he never forgot.

"I am so confused."

u/pasanquecosas

He told her, “I know how hard it is to be disabled and a woman in your country.” She declined the car and house but accepted the therapy. She later returned to Reddit, thankful, a bit baffled, and touched that he remembered her at all.

Reddit weighs in with love

Users on Reddit jumped in with support. u/KalayaMdsn wrote, “You did his homework for three years and he paid for three years of therapy. It sounds like he knows exactly what he's doing and he wants to say thank you now.”

u/Fewstoriesocto added, “That's a nice gesture... don't turn down on somebody who is trying to be kind. Seemingly with no ill intent.”

u/paraddidler13 offered some perspective: “Even back in high school it was a fair transaction in my book since I’m sure him stopping the bullies prevented you from living in actual hell back then. He doesn’t owe you, but he knows gratitude. What a guy.”

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