My neighbour thought I was homeless and bought me a hot chocolate

I’m an Aussie living in a major city. I was sitting on a step outside my house, sweating, looking at my phone, dressed in a lightly soaked grey t shirt and shorts. I think I might have been covered in mud on my arms but I don’t remember.<br><br>I walked outside after waking up late, looked at my phone, seen my bf seen my missed call and text and freaked out. See, he was supposed to pick me up from the airport this morning but he didn’t call or show up.<br><br>A man walked out from next door, I guess he saw me sitting on the stairs but he didn’t really notice me until he was right next to me. He asked me what was wrong and said he could look at my phone with me. I said no, I’m fine I’ll just call him. He said if I’m cold or something he can get me a hot chocolate.<br><br>I was very confused at this, like if a stranger offered me a hot chocolate I’d be suspicious but somehow he didn’t give off that vibe. I thought it was weird, because I myself was an Australian and I didn’t know of any Australians to do such a thing. But I just wasn’t my brightest self that day so my only thought was “huh? No it’s okay thank you”.<br><br>He kept asking me and telling me he’d go buy me a hot chocolate and I kept saying no it’s okay, until he came up with the brilliant idea of asking me what my problem was. And the moment he did, I went full waterworks and cried. <br><br>With tears streaming down my face I tried explaining to him what happened but he didn’t believe me. He was like “what? No you’re not telling me the truth. You’re telling me you’re going on a holiday but you’re sitting in front of your house? I don’t believe it.” And I was like “no really I have tickets and my bag is inside, it’s over there.” And he was like “where?” and I’m pointing to the bushes where I stashed it. He was like “that’s not your house?” and I was like “yes, but my bf said he was picking me up so I left the bag there to pick it up later.”<br><br>And then he asked me where my bf lives and I was like “about a half hour drive away” and he was like “I don’t understand what’s going on”. And I was like “I was going to go to the airport, he was picking me up, but he didn’t call me this morning and I thought he would’ve called at least 2 hours ago.”<br><br>He told me he was going to buy me a hot chocolate. I told him no, but he said yes. He came back about 30 minutes later with a hot chocolate, and milk and bread and stuff. I said no, and he said yes. I sat in my doorway eating the food he gave me, and I thought about how bad I am as an Australian. I told myself I’m gonna go travel, see how people are like outside of Australia.<br><br>I called my boyfriend again. He called me back and told me he thought I was going to drive there and he was going to pick me up from the airport. I said no, you were going to pick me up! And he was like “I don’t think so” and I was like yeah you were! And he just told me it’s okay and I should just drive to the airport.<br><br>But I didn’t have a Licence at the time, so I had to call a taxi and pay 80 bucks for a 40 min drive, but the man who bought me food and hot chocolate offered to drive me. At that time it was 8am and my flight was at 11am so I was like no I don’t wanna be a burden.<br><br>But I waited for my taxi for over an hour and it was about 9:30 am. I thought about how the man offered me a drive and I thought I would go to the man and ask him again, but I figured he went to work so I walked across the street to see if he was home. <br><br>I got there and there was a woman and a few kids, and they told me he wasn’t home, he went to work, but he called earlier and told them about me and they were expecting me. I was shocked at this, because he called them and told them about me but they hadn’t left the house yet.<br><br>They offered to drive me and said it’s okay, we haven’t left yet. And at that time I had no choice but to say yes. And the man called me and said he heard I was over there and he was going to come pick me up and drive me. I was like no, it’s okay but he said no I’m coming to pick you up, and the woman was like “that man is crazy, he’s coming to get you.”<br><br>I waited with them for a while. I was really Gins on showing my gratitude, I’m ashamed to say this but I only seen this man once or twice ever. The woman was saying she’s been living next to him for 6 years and she’s never spoken to him but he never had a bad bone in his body, he’s the best guy on the street. And the kids were getting upset because they wanted to go to school, I didn’t even think about that until then.<br><br>After we had waited for a while, the man came back. He told me to follow him, and I was a little confused because I thought he was going to drive me, but he walked me to the car and he said “hop in.” And I got in his car and he drove me to the airport. And I cried on the way because I was so overwhelmed. He said it’s fine, don’t worry about it, I’m not poor. <br><br>When we got to the airport he told me he was going to park the car for me and walk me inside. I said no, please don’t. But he said he was, and he did. He told me I was a nice girl and I deserve to be treated with care and respect.<br><br>At that time, my flight had been delayed to 1:30. I was in hysterics at that time but he told me he was going to buy me a meal and he was going to make sure I was okay. He bought me food and a coffee, and he sat down with me, and he waited with me until my flight was boarding. Then he walked me to the gate and made sure I was okay. And then he left.<br><br>He was an Indian man, and I knew he had to go to work that day. I felt bad for him and his 2 boys and 1 girl who had to wait for him to drive me to the airport. I thought about it the entire way on my flight, and after that. And I still think about it. <br><br>The reason why I’m posting this is because I just got a call from the woman. She said she found out my boyfriend cheated on me and he had his new gf sleeping in my house and she told me they thought it was weird I was leaving but your bf was sleeping with another girl and I was like yeah I know that now.<br><br>And she told me the man who waited with me at the airport with me is sick. She was like “you know that man who waited with you at the airport? He’s sick, he’s not doing good.” I asked her what happened but she said she didn’t know, she just heard from one of the kids. And I told her she has to tell me please, because I really don’t want him to die.<br><br>She said the kids don’t like Indians, and they don’t like their dad, and they don’t like me either because they had to wait that morning. But she said she would find out and let me know. And I was like “please, I’m begging you. I don’t want him to die.” And she said she’ll call me back later and let me know.<br><br>I just got off the phone and she told me he had a heart attack and she didn’t know what happened, but he’s alive and she’ll call me back later and let me know.<br><br>I just wanted to post my story because I feel like you guys would love it. <br><br>Edit: I think this might be important: so that woman who told me he had a heart attack? She’s the bf’s mother. And she told me she didn’t know what was going on but the man who waited with me at the airport told her. And she said she was going to call me back in a few hours and let me know. <br><br>I’ve been sitting here for hours thinking about this and I’ve decided to call the man and see how he’s going. He picked up and I was getting ready to talk to him but he hung up and I was confused. I rang again, and he said “hello?” and he sounded like he was struggling to breathe. I said “hi, it’s me.” and he said “hello”. I said “how are you? I heard you had a heart attack??” And he was like “I’m fine, don’t worry about me.”<br><br>I told him I was calling to see how he was. And he said “I’m fine. Did you make it to your trip??” I was like “yeah I made it to my trip.” And he told me he was glad and said “that’s good.” <br><br>When he said that I started to tear up, because he was having a heart attack and he was still telling me he was glad I made it to my trip. And I was just so shocked. I told him the woman called me and told me he was sick and he was like “everyone knows. My son goes to school with her daughter.”<br><br>And I told him I’m really