She stared at him for a long time. Then he smiled benevolently.
"Life educates us all. The main thing is to know how to hear.
A discreet but poignant tribute
From then on, he always kept a few transport tickets in his pocket for seniors in difficulty. He helped the elderly people upstairs, sometimes reserved a cup of tea for them, exchanged a few words.
But the one that had turned his life upside down, he never saw again.
One afternoon, during a walk, he discovered a simple cross decorated with a photograph. It was her.