When the driver heard Sergio’s anxious voice, he hurried to stop the car and helped him get out.
-Sir, we’re not there yet.
The driver was puzzled, wondering what the old man wanted to do.
Sergio looked at the calm and serious girl in front of him, his gaze turned gentle and he said to the driver:
-Let’s see what’s going on.
The driver hurried to find out what was going on and came back panting after a while.
-Sir, there has been a car accident. They say the girl ran over a man on a bicycle and now they are arguing about it. The man looks mean and is trying to blackmail the poor girl.
Sergio understood what was going on and turned to the driver:
-I’ll come over and take a look, then you’ll pretend you don’t know me, okay?
-Yes.
The driver didn’t dare to contradict him, he just didn’t understand why the gentleman was suddenly getting into this mess. Thinking about the girl’s beautiful appearance, he came up with an idea.
“Try introducing that girl to his son, won’t you?”
There was a lot of chaos over there, so the driver hurried after him, keeping his distance, not too far from him.
The police would not be arriving soon. The man sitting on the ground flirted teasingly with Albina:
-You’re very beautiful, and this car isn’t yours, is it?
Albina glanced at him and said nothing.
The man continued:
-I just heard you call Mr. Murillo on the phone. He’s your boyfriend, isn’t he? How old is he, over fifty?
He looked Albina up and down like a punk:
-I’ve seen many girls like you, who sleep with man so he can buy a car and a house, without any shame. If I had a daughter, I wouldn’t let her do that!
-Shut up! -Albina was furious, “When the police come, I’ll take you to court!
When the man saw her attitude, he stopped talking, but kept muttering:
Sergio approached and, hearing the man’s words, he also became furious.
-You have to be honest. You don’t know the girl, so why are you speculating so viciously about her?
As the man felt lectured by him, he raised his head impatiently, cursing angrily:
-Old man, get lost. Stay out of this business. Go to your grandchildren while you’re still alive.
When the driver heard his words, he clenched his fist and felt like punching him. His master was well known and respected, but to be scolded by this guy.
But thinking about what Sergio had said, that he should pretend that he did not know him, the driver then restrained his anger and made no move, but just looked at him in disgust.
Sergio did not get angry, he just smiled and said to those next to him:
-Everybody saw it, that this man spoke badly to an old man, do you really think he was run over by the girl?
-We didn’t see it, but the owner of the fruit shop said yes,” they told Sergio.
Sergio looked back, his eyes serious:
-Did you really see it that this girl ran over the man with her car?
The fruit shop owner met those eyes of his and, she didn’t dare to say a word. She just ducked her head and sprayed the fruit with her water bottle.
Sergio said with a soft smile:
-When the police come, I will have to advise them to investigate this woman’s relationship with this man.
At this sentence, the people gathered next to him agreed so much that they also began to look suspiciously at the man, and then at the woman.
-Did they know each other before?
-I think so. There are so many vendors around here and closer, why did this man point out this woman.
These comments reached the ears of the man, who became irritated and kicked Sergio with his other leg.
Albina rushed over and shielded Sergio behind her, pointing at him and saying angrily:
-How can you do this!
The man glared at her and said in a loud voice:
-I don’t know the woman, if you defend this old man so much, he is Mr. Murillo from your phone call, isn’t he?
He looked like a rabid dog, so Albina didn’t want to argue with him. She turned her head and looked at the old man gently:
-Sir, you should get out of here. The police will come later and I will take care of this matter. In case this man wants to retaliate against you, it would be bad.
-It’s all right, he doesn’t dare,” Sergio looked at her, and the more he observed her kind look, the more satisfied he felt. Girl, how old are you, do you have a boyfriend? My grandson is especially good, tall and handsome, he has a car and a house, do you want to consider meeting him?
Albina froze for a moment, not expecting Sergio to introduce himself to anyone at that moment, so she hurried to say:
-Sir, I already have a boyfriend and I love him very much.
Sergio said coldly:
-Your boyfriend hasn’t come, I think you’d better leave him and be with my grandson.
Albina explained helplessly:
-He has work this afternoon, it’s not worth bothering him about this little matter, so I didn’t tell him.
-You’re wrong. What’s a boyfriend for? It’s to come and help you when you’re in trouble, if you can solve everything on your own, why do you need a boyfriend?
Albina laughed:
-You’re right.
She didn’t know why she still felt like chatting with Sergio when she was obviously in a mess. Sergio gave her a very familiar feeling.
-That’s enough! I’m here.
The man was sitting alone on the floor, and the audience had dispersed. He was ignored by the two, and grew impatient. Then he picked up a rotten fruit next to him and threw it straight at them.
Albina dodged it in a hurry, not forgetting to pull Sergio, who ended up standing still for some reason, and was hit by the fruit, falling on the ground.
The man was stunned, as was Albina, who rushed to check Sergio’s condition.
-Is he all right?
Sergio covered his chest, his finger trembling and pointing at the man:
-He, he wants to kill me….. I can hardly breathe… I don’t feel well….
Sergio snorted especially hard.
The driver also rushed forward, but when he met Sergio’s eyes, he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks.
The man hadn’t expected this. He was startled to hear Sergio’s faint voice:
-It’s none of my business. I didn’t use much force. This old man… tried to blackmail!
When the driver heard him, he pointed at him and said fairly:
-We all saw it, it was you.
-Yes!
The people next to him who had just seen the scene began to respond.
The man was stunned.
“My God. If the old man really has an accident, and there are so many witnesses, then I will be a murderer, and that would be the end of my life. Not only would I have to lose all my money, but I would also have to go to jail.”
He was so scared that he got up from the ground and ran away….
-Stop!
The driver shouted, and some men followed directly behind him.
Albina was already helping the old man towards the car, saying anxiously:
-Sir, I’ll take you to the nearest hospital right away.
-No need… -Sergio suddenly stood up, “Girl, I’m fine. I was just scaring him…