Responsible Citizen

Not every poor is a thief. Not all the poor are beggars. Rather, they are the most generous ones as they know what is it like to have nothing. Some similar values ran through Elmer’s veins. For him keeping the money which wasn’t his own would have been a wrong thing to do. It was against his morals and human decency. In his eyes, it would have been stealing. Very few people are there like him who despite being a victim to hard circumstances, stand high by their morals.

Rightful Owner

Though it was not at all easy for Elmer, to give up on such a huge amount of money, he knew that if he kept it, the money would give him a roof-a shelter but despite that, it won’t be able to give him a peaceful sleep. He would always stay under the guilt of stealing someone’s hard earned money. He thus decided to return it to its rightful owner. That’s incredible. Little did he know that a huge surprise was coming his way.

Finding The owner

The challenge which came in Elmer Alvarez way was how will he find the owner of this cheque. Luckily, since $10,000 were in cheque and not in cash or bills, it was quite easy to know about the actual possessor of this money. The cheque contained the name and account number of the owner. Moreover, it even had the contact details of a company. Alvarez without wasting a second rushes to a cyber hub to know more about the person concerned.

The Women

After searching Google, Elmer was able to find the answers to the questions he wanted. The cheque belonged to a woman named Roberta Hoskie. She was a real estate agent and a media personality based in New Haven. Being a popular face getting her whereabouts wasn’t a tough task. And finding her to return her money was an even effortless task. However, Elmer never thought that the lady would respond to his act of kindness the way she did.

Completely Oblivious

Being a popular media figure and a well known real estate agent living in Connecticut it was quite obvious that she had a good fortune on her hand. She wasn’t even aware that she had dropped a cheque amounting $10,000 over a street. Quite lucky she was as the cheque was not lost and was with Elmer a man with high moral standards. While a lot of people will be tempted at the sight of this much money, Elmer’s decision to reach out to Roberta was surprising.

Returning The Money

Roberta did not even worry about the lost money. Because she was completely oblivious about it. Rather, only when Elmer contacted her she realized that she had lost some $10,000 under her possession. She thought that she was too foolish to drop a huge amount of money and that too being completely unnoticed. She was grateful to Elmer and what happens next was the unexpected.