You were currently receiving Unemployment and managed to get a part-time job at the local Laundry Mat and you worked mainly in the evening until closing. You assisted customers and cleaned up around the place and at night you would close up around 9:45 PM, which worked out fine for the owners because a few times they had been robbed (not that you were some "Hero for Hire," but the women appeared to be easier targets).
A few times a young lady named Parisa would come in late in the evening to do her laundry and since the place was virtually empty you would sometimes talk with her,
About a month ago you started to notice a strange trend with Parisa who would usually come in on Thursday evenings. One night she came in and there were about 2 other people there and you were the one in charge that evening. Parisa came in with her shopping cart full of clothing and you watched her put her items in to 2 machines (carefully separating the whites and the colored clothing), and then she approached you. You're assuming she was coming over to pay you so that you could start the machine.
Well, she was, but Parisa didn't have any Laundry detergent or Fabric softener and asked you if you could loan her some money to get some, in addition, she didn't have enough money to wash or dry her clothing either.
You were in a good mood so you loaned her the money and she promised to pay you back. Unfortunately, she gave you the same story 2 weeks later and promised to pay you when her Income Tax Refund came in , which would be in about 2, 3 weeks.
Now, that brings us to this past Thursday and once again you and Parisa are doing this dance once again. You asked her what was going on with her? She ended up telling you that she had been laid off of her job and had fallen behind on several bills and that she felt guilty about having to ask you for help also.
Not soon after telling you about her situation Parisa started crying and you tried to console her and suggested she go to the bathroom and try to compose herself.
After a few minutes she called to you and you're thinking that she needed some tissues or something?
Well, not quite...