It was a slow, golden morning in late autumn, the kind where sunlight slants through the windows just right \u2014 soft, forgiving, and warm. I was behind the counter at the fast-food place where I\u2019d been working for the past year, finally catching a few minutes of quiet after the breakfast rush. The air smelled faintly of coffee, fryer oil, and maple syrup.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when I noticed it.<\/p>\n
At a table near the window sat a purse \u2014 not just any purse, but a Louis Vuitton, unmistakable even from across the room. The leather gleamed in the sunlight, smooth and perfect, its signature monogram catching the light like a secret. It looked wildly out of place in our little restaurant, where most of the customers were commuters grabbing coffee or parents wrangling kids before school.<\/p>\n
At first, I assumed someone had just stepped away \u2014 maybe to take a phone call or use the restroom. But the minutes stretched on. Ten. Twenty. Thirty. No one returned.<\/p>\n
I walked over, glancing around. The dining area was nearly empty now, the last few patrons finishing their breakfasts. My stomach twisted a little. Something that expensive \u2014 left behind like that? It felt wrong to ignore it, but it also felt intrusive to touch it. Still, leaving it there seemed worse. So, I carefully lifted the purse, its weight surprising me, and brought it behind the counter.<\/p>\n
\u201cLost and found,\u201d I told my manager, setting it down gently on the shelf.<\/p>\n
He nodded without much interest. \u201cPut it with the others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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