Submitted by Lost_Share_9271 t3_z07yam in tifu
Technically the actual fuck up took place two days ago. I met this old guy at a camping site and it turned out that he is also a car dweller. It was surreal to meet someone that old living in their car. Nonetheless we had a good conversation, he told me about his wife who sadly passed away and his life just fell apart. We parted ways the next morning. I bumped into him at night at the gas station about two weeks later and he looked really tired. He told me his car got towed and he has been sleeping on sidewalks just really anywhere he could and has been harassed, mugged etc so hasn't gotten any actual sleep.
I felt bad especially considering how cold it is and I told him he could sleep in my car with me just to get some sleep and he will feel better in the morning. He thanked me so much that he even had tears in his eyes. We drove to a parking lot, shared my dinner and got some sleep. In the morning when I had to go to work he was still sleeping so I drove to work. This guy didn't wake up at all and I figured that he was still tired as it was early. I decided to just take my keys and leave him in the car and left him a note. I also left him $10 so that he could get a bus when he gets up to be able to go where he needs to be. My work is really not far from where I met him at the gas station but I felt like I inconvenienced him.
During my lunch I went to the car as I usually have my lunch there and he wasn't around. What also wasn't around was my blanket, pillow, suitcase and some of my clothes and shoes. My camping gear is also gone. I might have thought of many possibilities that maybe it wasn't him because my car was unlocked but I noticed the word 'sorry' written on the note that I had left for him.
TL:DR - I let an old homeless man sleep in my car while I was at work. He stole some of my stuff and left me a note saying sorry.