Life is full of surprises, and sometimes, an ordinary day can turn unforgettable. One day at my old job, a coworker handed me a lottery ticket. When I scratched it, I saw it was a $10,000 winner! Later, he asked if I had scratched it yet, and I lied, saying no, planning to keep quiet about it. My heart was racing—until I flipped it over and saw it was a prank ticket. I was so relieved I’d discovered the truth before he came back.

Another time, I accidentally left my receipt at the self-checkout. A kind woman rushed over to return it. When I got home, I noticed a message scrawled on the back: “Check your tires. Someone slashed mine in this parking lot.” I ran outside and, sure enough, one of my tires had been slashed. I called the police, and they told me there had been several similar attacks in the area.

On my first day at a new job, I started working under the instructions of a man named David, assuming he was my boss. After an hour, my phone rang—it was my actual employer asking why I wasn’t in his office yet. Turns out, David was just some random guy who decided to boss me around, and I didn’t even question it! We had a good laugh once I finally met the real team.

The most shocking surprise came in love. I rushed to stop my best friend from proposing to someone else, only to discover the elaborate setup was actually for me. When I arrived, he dropped to one knee and proposed to me instead. It was the happiest twist of all—a moment that turned an ordinary night into the start of our forever.