Thief

This is the perfect place to do my homework, I thought.

The bench in front of me seemed to be welcoming me with open arms. It was inside a shopping mall, with heaters blasting hot air in all directions to keep us warm during that winter. I was alone with no one to distract me. I sat snugly on the bench and took out my homework, beginning the introduction of my English composition.

Moments later, a young teenager walked out of a tea shop and stood beside the bench I was sitting on. He was bundled up in a scarf and a thick, blue, winter jacket. In his hand, he held a cup of steaming coffee and a pair of headphones were wrapped around his head. I could see a shape of a wallet bulging through his sling bag. I scooted away from him a little bit, not wanting to be too close to him. As I observed him out of curiosity, I realised that he was mouthing the lyrics and tapping his foot to a song coming from his headphones. He was totally switched off from his surroundings. He was the perfect target for pickpockets, I thought in amusement. Making sure to be alert for any sign of danger, I did not to take my eyes off him.

Just then, another person walked to my bench sporting a fedora hat on his head. He casually bumped into the oblivious teenager and in that brief instant, I saw him slip his hand into the young boy’s sling bag, swiftly taking out a leather wallet. The pickpocket apologised with a slight smirk while the teenager nodded his head to acknowledge the apology, not knowing what had just happened.

My heart thumped with a mixture of shock and fear. A professional pickpocket was just standing two metres away from me, not realising I had noticed his crime! Out of instinct, I jumped up, my homework fluttering to the floor.

“Hey! Dude in the black hat! Return the wallet you just stole!”

I did not know what made me do it, but now the courage that made me yell completely vanished. Sweat was accumulating in the palms of my clenched hands and my legs trembled in fear. Despite this, I tried to look brave as the thief’s eyes found mine and his smirk vanished. Without a moment’s hesitation, he turned and took off.

Bam!

Two bodies fell onto the floor. The pickpocket was struggling to get up as the young teenager kneeled over him, a look of rage contorting his face. The pickpocket cowered in fear and dropped his wallet. Then, the young teenager let the scared man ran away.

Sighing in relief, he bent down and picked up his wallet. The teen turned around and saw me.

With a beaming smile, he called out, “Hey, kid! Thanks a lot for alerting me about that!

You’re pretty vigilant for your age, Keep it up!”

His smile warmed my heart and my pride swelled.

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