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| Train passenger wakes to find £100 gift from stranger | Train passenger wakes to find £100 gift from stranger |
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| A sleeping passenger on a train was shocked to wake up to find "£100 under a napkin" on her lap. | A sleeping passenger on a train was shocked to wake up to find "£100 under a napkin" on her lap. |
| Ella Johannessen was discussing how "stressed and upset" she was about her finances during a phone call to her mother while travelling on Saturday. | Ella Johannessen was discussing how "stressed and upset" she was about her finances during a phone call to her mother while travelling on Saturday. |
| After waking up from a nap she found the gift, which she says will stop her from going over her overdraft limit. | After waking up from a nap she found the gift, which she says will stop her from going over her overdraft limit. |
| A Facebook post she wrote hoping to find the person who left the money has been shared more than 2,800 times. | A Facebook post she wrote hoping to find the person who left the money has been shared more than 2,800 times. |
| More on this story and others in West Yorkshire | More on this story and others in West Yorkshire |
| The 23-year-old Leeds Beckett University graduate told the BBC she got into debt during her final year of study after giving up her part-time job to concentrate on her course. | |
| She boarded a Virgin Trains East Coast service to Leeds at Peterborough station on Saturday afternoon and proceeded to call her mother. | She boarded a Virgin Trains East Coast service to Leeds at Peterborough station on Saturday afternoon and proceeded to call her mother. |
| 'Fantastic human being' | 'Fantastic human being' |
| "I spoke to her about how little money I had, how worried I was about my finances and I got upset," she wrote. | "I spoke to her about how little money I had, how worried I was about my finances and I got upset," she wrote. |
| After waking up, she found the money and started to cry as she was "incredibly thankful" for the kind stranger's help. | After waking up, she found the money and started to cry as she was "incredibly thankful" for the kind stranger's help. |
| She said: "After a terrible 18 months where I lost my father and both of his parents it showed me that there is kindness and good people in the world. | She said: "After a terrible 18 months where I lost my father and both of his parents it showed me that there is kindness and good people in the world. |
| "I would like to tell the person that they are a fantastic human being and it has really lifted my spirits and massively helped me out." | "I would like to tell the person that they are a fantastic human being and it has really lifted my spirits and massively helped me out." |
| Ms Johannessen, who lives in Leeds, said she would be "passing the kindness on" by volunteering for a charity. | Ms Johannessen, who lives in Leeds, said she would be "passing the kindness on" by volunteering for a charity. |