I used to be a paramedic. Now I only drive, but I’m glad he’s safe,” James nodded.
“Why are you still working?” Taylor wondered. “If it’s not too much to ask.”
“My wife needs surgery for her hip.
In this economy, retiring is not really an option anymore. Sadly, being an ambulance driver doesn’t pay much, but it helps,” James sighed.
“Would you be interested in changing fields?” Taylor suggested out of the blue.
“What do you mean?”
“How about you become my driver?” he suggested, explaining where he worked and how much he would pay. It was more than triple what the old man made.
“Is this a real offer?”
“100%,” Taylor insisted.
“I may be an idiot, but I don’t lie about business.”
The old man thought about it some more and finally agreed. He worked for two more weeks at the hospital but became Taylor’s driver after. The rich man didn’t realize how convenient it was not to worry about driving until then.
He and Polly also needed help once Mark got out of the hospital, so James ran errands, went grocery shopping, watched the kids whenever possible, and drove Taylor everywhere.
After a few months, the old man had enough money for his wife Helena’s surgery.
Taylor gave James all the paid leave he needed and visited them at the hospital. Once James’ wife got better, he came up with another idea.
“James, how would you feel about Helena working for us as a nanny? Would she like that?” Taylor wondered from the back seat.
James looked at him briefly and nodded.
“She would love that. She loves kids. We never had any.
It wasn’t in God’s plans for us, but she would love it. Would you really hire her, sir?” James asked, grateful.
“Oh, yeah. My wife needs help,” Taylor said and smiled as he stared out his car’s window.
He realized after Mark’s accident that there was no reason to have money if you didn’t use it to help your family.
You had to enjoy all your hard work and make your family happy. Furthermore, his disdain for doctors was gone completely.
He still resented the one who didn’t diagnose his mother well, but one person’s negligence shouldn’t reflect on the entire field. Everyone, including the ambulance driver, had worked hard to save Mark, and they did a fantastic job.
Taylor became a benefactor of the hospital, giving grants so kids from lower-income families could get surgeries.
Meanwhile, James and Helena continued to work for his family, and the kids adored them. Polly was thriving at work and no longer fainted.
And Taylor was always the first to move over when an ambulance passed by the road. He would never make that mistake again.
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