A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few
things when he noticed an old lady following him around.
Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally
he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him.
“Pardon me,” she said, “I’m sorry if my staring at you has made
you feel uncomfortable. It’s just that you look just like my
son, who just died recently.”
“I’m very sorry,” replied the young man, “is there anything I
can do for you?”
“Yes,” she said, “As I’m leaving, can you say ‘Good bye,
Mother’? It would make me feel so much better.”
“Sure,” answered the young man.
As the old woman was leaving, he called out, “Goodbye, Mother!”
As he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his total
was $127.50.
“How can that be?” He asked, “I only purchased a few things!”
“Your mother said that you would pay for her,” said the clerk.