So. I’m coming back from Pennstate state college after a weekend of constant drinking. I’m hungover and annoyed and just wanna be left alone. So I’m at 30th street station alone in Philly, and this guy Tarique walks over. He has tears in his eyes and tells me he’s homeless. He’s got all his info, social security etc, on him and flashes me it.
says his dad kicked him out, his gf with his child left him. He needs like.. 20 bucks for a ticket to Delaware to stay with his aunt. I really really don’t wanna talk to him, so I hand him some money. I only have hundred dollar bills on me from the weekend so I toss him one.
Tarique is super grateful and then walks away... comes back saying it’s not enough and I say sorry it’s all I’m giving him. He sits down and begins to talk and cry a little. He says his dad kicked him out cause he didn’t drink alcohol — legit said that. I started to think I got scammed at this point.
His gf left him cause she found out she’s bi. So now I know I got scammed and I’m pissed but it’s too awkward to say anything.
He asks me to exchange ### with him so awkwardly I do. Then he calls me to make sure it’s my number. At this point I see my train is called, tell him goodbye and walk away. Only my train was canceled and it’s a bus now. So I find the bus.
As I’m on the bus, I see Tarique talking to the bus driver outside. I hide a little and hope he doesn’t get on. I told him the rough area where I live and didn’t want him to bum a night at my place.