A man was left speechless over a heartwarming act as a young couple knocked on his door just moments after he returned home from the shops.
Paul Lyon, from St Helens, Merseyside, visited his local shop yesterday when he decided to get some cash out. Returning home with his shopping, he'd been back just 30 seconds when there was a knock on his front door. Not expecting visitors, Paul was surprised to find a young couple there who asked him one question. They asked if he'd dropped any money as they'd just found £180.
Paul told the Liverpool Echo: "I'd gone the shop to get some stuff to make breakfast and decided to get some money out. As I got home, within 30 seconds I heard the doorbell so answered it and there was a young couple standing there. They asked me if I'd dropped any money and I didn't know at the time but when I checked, I was missing the money. I thanked them and tried to give them some as a thank you but they wouldn't accept anything.
"I checked the video doorbell back to see where I'd dropped the money, and the video before showed the couple walking down the road just behind me and they followed me behind to tell me I'd dropped the money. They quite easily could have walked off with the money and I would never have realised. I put a post on Facebook and it got a lot of attention. Some family members have messaged me to say they are so proud and they are only 17. I wasn't expecting it. I could tell by their personalities that they would've been gutted had that happened to them, both as honest as each other."
Helen Pye said it was her son Jarrod and his partner Charlie, as she added they were all "so proud". She said: "We’re all so proud of them both - even before this they are two of the loveliest and hardworking people you could ever meet. They are both exemplary students in Y13 at Rainford High School. They also do a lot outside school, Charlie has her own business. Jarrod volunteers at Dungeons of the North role playing gaming community, where he runs games for teenagers each week."
Charlie's mum Sarah said: "We think she's an amazing girl and we're extremely proud of their actions." The original Facebook post detailing the incident attracted a lot of attention, with many commenters praising Jarrod and Charlie for their actions.
One person added: "I love hearing stories like this of young kids most kids theses days get slated for all kind of different things but this is proof that we haven’t totally lost a whole generation to today’s society. Still lots of young kind smart respectful kids around I applaud them well done hope you get a good deed payed back to you one day."