Shortly after my husband, a gambling addict, had left me for his secretary, I was shopping in a discount supermarket when I didn’t have enough cash to pay for my groceries. It was mid morning on a Thursday; my daughter was at school; I had checked the price of every item as I put it in the shopping basket, but had somehow miscalculated by exactly £1. I stood at the checkout, humiliated, as the cashier smugly said, in a voice louder than necessary, that I needed more money. I knew my purse was empty. I felt the laser like glare of the other shoppers as I stared at my purchases, working out which items to replace, when my guardian angel arrived in the shape of a well dressed older man who said “I think you just dropped this” as he handed me a £10 note. I knew it wasn’t mine. I knew he was being kind. The cashier scowled, because he too knew I was being rescued from total embarrassment by this hero, but I took the note with total gratitude and walked away from the till with my head held up. And as I did so, I was trying to work out what to say to my saviour. I stood at the supermarket door, hesitating to let him catch up, and simultaneously looking at the rain pouring down outside. He arrived at my side, and before I could get the words out, said “Please don’t say anything. We’ve all been there. I am just pleased I could help.” And then he walked through the automatic doors into the rain. I don’t know why, but I started crying. And I stood there for many seconds trying to regain my composure, holding my two shopping bags with my next week’s groceries. And then a car horn tooted, and I watched as the passenger window of a smart SUV glided down and my saviour called out “I can give you a lift, if you like.” His gentle smile, his kind face, his dry car interior, all conspired to make me walk towards his car, indicating my acceptance. He ran round to the passenger side and took one of my bags so that I could open the door to get in. In a second, the car eased away with the windscreen wipers clearing the rain and the radio playing a calming classical tune.