[posted by Martine]
This is a very simple story, but it’s one I think about often. Every time I see a penny heads up – a lucky penny – I think of Luke. Senior year, I walked past him as he was cleaning out his locker and he was taking out a giant bag of pennies (I can’t even remember why he had them and I’m not sure he could either) and I got excited and asked if I could take one. He laughed at me but handed me one and I walked a few feet away before placing it down heads up. I told him to walk over, and he did, and pick up the penny. I then said “now you have good luck!” He laughed at me again and thought this was the most ridiculous thing, but then handed me the huge bag of pennies saying “here you go, go spread some more luck.” And I actually did place pennies heads up all over the school thanks to him. Amazingly enough, a few days after his passing, I opened a box and found the bag of pennies which I hadn’t seen since I graduated. I now keep them with me, since I’m pretty sure he wants me to keep spreading luck.