KURTIS THE STOCK BOY AND BRENDA THE CHECKOUT GIRL 
 
In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new 
voice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register 4. 
Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and 
decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a 
distant smile caught his eye, the new check-out girl was beautiful. 
She was an older woman (maybe 26, and he was only 22) and he fell in 
love. 
 
Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock 
to find out her name. She came into the break room, smiled softly at 
him, took her card and punched out, then left. He looked at her card, 
BRENDA. 
He walked out only to see her start walking up the road. 
Next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and offer ed 
her a ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When 
he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside 
of work. 
She simply said it wasn\'t possible. 
 
He pressed and she explained she had two children and she couldn\'t 
afford a baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for the baby-sitter. 
Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the following 
Saturday. That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her 
tell him that she was unable to go with him. 
The baby-sitter had called and canceled. To which Kurtis simply said, 
"Well, let\'s take the kids with us." 
 
She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but 
again not taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, 
brought him inside to meet her children. She had an older daughter 
who was just as cute as a bug, Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out 
her son, in a wheelchair. 
He was born a paraplegic with Down Syndrome. 
 
Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still don\'t understand why the kids can\'t come 
with us?" Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from a woman 
with two kids, especially if one had disabilities - just like her& nbsp;
 first husband and father of her children had done. Kurtis was not 
ordinary - 
- - 
he had a different mindset. 
 
That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and 
the movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of 
him. When he needed to use the restroom, he picked him up out of his 
wheelchair, took him and brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis.