A young man was walking through the supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an elderly lady had been following him. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued around the store.

      As he meandered up to the checkout line, unexpectedly the elderly lady pushed her cart ahead of his and squeezed in front of him. “Pardon me dear,” she said, “I apologize if my staring and following you has made you feel uncomfortable. It’s just that you look so much like my son who left home last month.”

       “So sorry to hear that,” replied the young man, “Is there anything I can do for you?”

       “Why yes my dear you can,” she said, “As I’m leaving, would you say Goodbye, Mother. It would make me feel so much better.”

        “Sure,” answered the young man, waiting to place his few items on the moving belt.

     As the elderly lady was pushing her cart out the door the young man called out, “Goodbye, Mother!” and stepped forward to the register.

Noticing his grocery bill totaled $127.50, he shockingly asked the cashier, “How can that be? I only purchased these few things!”

      The cashier replied, “Oh, but your mother said you’d pay for hers.”