The woman is surprised by the response when she sends a message to her deceased father’s cell phone

The girl, identified as Kathy, said she was surprised to hear from a stranger about the number her father used.

A woman used to texting her late father’s mobile number was surprised to receive an unexpected response. Identified only as Kathy, she told the young woman to the British tabloid Daily email about the time a stranger responded to her “I miss you” text, in what has become an example of empathy.

Kathy lost her father in 2020 and has since sent occasional messages to the number he used. On one particularly difficult day, she said, she sent a text saying, “I miss you every day.” A few minutes later, she received a question mark as an answer.

“Wow,” the young woman said, realizing that her father’s number was now a stranger’s. “That was my father’s number, who died in 2020. I didn’t expect an answer,” the girl replied.

“Do you want to see my cat act stupid?” the stranger asked, breaking the ice. After answering yes, the young woman received a photo of a black cat that she was yawning at. What Kathy didn’t expect, however, was for the conversation to turn nostalgic after finding out the feline’s name.

“Lucky is his name,” replied the stranger. “Really? My father gave us a puppy named ‘Lucky’ when I was little,” the girl said. The unknown recipient sympathized with the young woman’s story.

“I wish I could hug you right now,” he said, to which Kathy thanked: “Thank you! It’s like a hug from my dad,” she concludes the conversation.

On social media, users sympathized with the girl’s story, first reported on the Reddit forum. Some Internet users have also shared stories about how they cope with the loss of loved ones.

“We kept my dad’s number active long after he died so we could hear his voice on voicemail,” one user said. Another sympathized with the post’s author: “I even left messages for ‘nothing’ after he left when I felt vulnerable. I empathize and my thoughts are with you.”

Source: Terra

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