Life has a way of making us surprised when we least expect it. You might get up thinking it’s just going to be another regular day, but then something completely out of the blue happens, turning it into a moment you’ll never forget.

Story 1

A guy at my old job gave me a lottery ticket. I scratch it. It’s a 10k winner.

Later, he stopped by and asked if I scratched it yet, and I said no. He left. My heart was beating like crazy. I decided to say it wasn’t a winner next time he drops by.

I turned it over to read how to redeem it and saw that it was a prank ticket. I’m glad I saw that before he stopped by again. © I_Dont_Like_Rice / Reddit

Story 2

I accidentally left my receipt at the self-checkout machine. A woman rushed over, handing it to me with a smile. “You dropped this,” she said. I thanked her and left.

When I got home and unpacked the groceries, I noticed something odd. Written on the back of the receipt in hurried handwriting was: “Check your tires. Someone slashed mine in this parking lot.”

My heart raced. I ran outside and found that one of my tires had indeed been slashed. I called the police, and it turned out there had been a string of similar incidents in the area.