A Change in Fortune

Frank sat alone at the table, staring into his beer. Another depressing country song was blaring on the jukebox, eliminating any morale he might have had left from when he had entered the restaurant. The few other people in the bar were only slightly less dejected, but they were with other people, and they might have had at least one thing going right in their lives.

He was still stunned from his long day. It was hard to imagine so many horrible things to happen all at once, but to come to work to find out you were being laid off, only to come home to a house left empty save the note that his wife left on the kitchen counter telling him that she was leaving. There was not much left to go wrong.

"Is anyone else sitting here?" a man said. Frank looked up from his glass to see an ordinary-looking middle aged man smiling at him. Frank shook his head and the man sat across from him. "You look like you could use some cheering up. What if I told you I know exactly what you're going through?"

Frank perked up a little.

"If you want to make a difference in your life and the lives of others, I've got an opportunity for you."