When I was boarding a bus, I noticed a young black woman standing in line．I'd been in Aspen, and she was the first 1 person I had seen in a week．As we climbed on, she 2 the silver bracelet(手镯)I was wearing．
“I 3 your bracelet,”she said．
“ 4 , I bought it in Mexico recently,”I explained．
She told me that this thin silver chain was 5 they type of bracelet she'd been looking for．I offered to give her 6 ．
“Oh, no, I couldn't”was her immediate 7 ．
“It's okay,”I comforted her “It wasn't 8 ．”
“Maybe I can 9 it from you,”she suggested．
“Look,”I said,“what would be 10 fun-buying a bracelet from a total stranger or receiving a 11 from a total stranger?”
She admitted that the gift would be much better．I 12 the bracelet off my wrist and put it on hers．It looked great． 13 the bus, the young woman handed me a piece of note-the paper and read it．In pencil she had written：
I have her note, which has been one of my favorite possessions 20 on my wall．
