Smile you never know who it will save.

So as you all probably know Nevada day was recently so I was patrolling with the Sheriffs Department. I was doing my usual thing at the parade just making sure everyone was safe and watching for any problems. I would smile and joke around with people not really thinking anything of it because that's my job to be nice and polite to people. Well today I was getting off work early when my phone rang. It was the Sheriff I was terrified to answer my phone because the sheriff almost never...no make that never calls you out of no where unless you are in trouble or about to be. So I answered and he asked me to come to the Sheriffs Department. I told him I'd be right there and raced over there with my heart beating out of my chest...what could the Sheriff want? Was I in trouble? Did I offend someone? Am I getting Fired? The list of questions went on in my head. I finally got to the Sheriffs Department shakeing in fear of what was coming. I walked up stairs to the Sheriff. He told me to come in and sit down he asked how I was doing handed me a box of tissues and a letter addressed to Deputy M. Crounk....wait a second he just handed me a tissue box because A. This letter is going to say I am fired or B. This letter is going to make me extremely happy because I just got hired as a Deputy. I looked at him and he said go ahead read it. So I began reading it. It was from a 14 year old boy, I cant give you his name because of privacy issues but anyway the letter said:

"Dear M. Crounk (sorry I cant write your first name this is the name I got off your name plate. My name is (....). I wanted to thank you for smiling at me on Saturday. My life is rough and I am constantly spit at cussed at called rude names and beat on and was ready to say goodbye to the world. I felt like no one cared about me until you took time out of your day to smile and say hi to a freak like me. Thank you."

The letter goes on but I'm not going to share it. I don't remember this boy but I wish I did. The Sheriff asked if he could read it so I let him. Then her told me I was an outstanding young lady and shook my hand told me I was one of the best cops he has ever met and wished I was 21 already so he could hire me and than thanked me. I walked out of the Sheriffs office a little while after that laughing at my self about how scared I was to go into that office. So thought of the day smile you never know who needs one. :)