Knowing The Risks
Polyana had always known that wandering this late at night had its risks. She usually didn’t want to be out of home at this time of the day but she was comforted because she was just outside her building gate and close enough for the security guard to see her. She didn’t see the threat coming.
The Wrong Presumption
Her presumption that she was close enough to the gates and that the security people would notice anything wrong went in vain when this man who now lay in her grasp crept in and threatened her. The road was so dark that the guard was out of sight and there was nobody to help. Not that Polyana needed someone.
The Tables Turned
The mugger was laying still on the ground with Polyana grabbing him in a lock. She could see the horror in his eyes. He knew he messed up with the wrong woman. He had still not been able to absorb the punches he had received and doubted that he could be beaten even more. He was trembling and opened his mouth to utter these words.
Let Me Go!
He said, “Please let me go. I had only asked you the time.” I said, ‘Asked for the time, sure buddy!’ He could see how angry she was and after this, he failed to utter any word. He lay there still thinking that she would soon call the police and hand him over to them. Nothing was going towards that. So he spoke again.
Call The Cops!
This time he requested her to call the cops. He was afraid of what she was going to do with him and wanted the cops to come as soon as possible. Polyana remained calm and didn’t pay heed to what he was saying. But the cops had to be called.
Remain Calm
Polyana then asked some passerby to call the police and handed him over to them. It was then that she came to know that he had been recently released for some other crime. Guess, he had some more days to spend in the prison. All throughout the incident, she kept calm, mostly because the thief did not react after those hard hitting punches.