Lucky

A GOOD FRIEND of my mother, another elderly lady, decided she was ready to have a good time. Her children and grandchildren were grown and successful, and her husband was dead; it was time to step out a bit.

So she hopped on a plane and flew to vegas. Sparing no expense, she got a nice hotel room attached to a nice casino, stuck her luggage in her room, and went downstairs to hit the tables. She decided to start with a few slot machines.

Several quarters later, she pulled a lever, and the machine suddenly went berserk, making al kindsa noises, and started belching up mountains of change. It kept coming and coming. A huge amount of money.

She got some shopping bags, and some help, and decided it might be best to take the heavily laden shopping bags straight up to her room, and lock them up, before returning for more action. Thank you, but she could carry the bags just fine, no help needed.

Nervously she headed for the elevator with her haul. You never know. Muggers and criminals might be anywhere, and everywhere. All that money, in plain sight, in her small frail hands. Onto the elevator she stepped, and up she started to go.

Suddenly the elevator stopped, and three large, very well dressed african american men joined her, all wearing sunglasses and business suits. Who were these people? Black mafia? Gangsters? Her anxiety increased, her fears dominating her mind. Just be quiet, and ignore them, and maybe they won't hurt her, or take her money.

Suddenly one of the men said "go ahead and hit your floor, ma'am". Panic stricken, she immediately belly flopped down on the elevator floor, and flat on her stomach, she pleaded "take the money, just please don't hurt me".

The three men were dumbfounded. Two of them turned their backs on her, and were evidently struggling with their self control, while the third helped her to her feet, and explained that they were trying to assist her, not mug her. They apologized for the misunderstanding, and helped her to her room, where they bade her farewell.

A few days later when she went to check out of the hotel, the clerk told her that all her bills had been paid by someone. She was puzzled, and insisted that this could not be. But the clerk reiterated, yes ma'am, truly, your bill has been paid, and the gentlemen who paid it left her a note.

The note read "thank you for the best laugh we have ever had in vegas"  signed, eddie murhpy, will smith, and chris rock.

some people are just plain lucky.