Lorraine had sharper senses than most people's sight, hearing, and reflexes. The moment she felt a hand on her back, she dropped into a crouch. The attacker missed, lost balance, and tumbled down the stairs with a startled cry.
A commotion broke out. Shoppers turned their heads, gasps rippling through the crowd.
Since everything happened so suddenly, no one had expected this turn of events.
Luckily, the staircase wasn't too high, but the man who fell lay sprawled on the ground, moaning in pain—probably with a broken bone.
Lorraine, though not pushed down because of that man's attack...
She had gripped the staircase railing so tightly that her hand twisted slightly, now swollen and red.
"Are you okay?"
Lorraine sat on the stairs, still a little shaken.
A pair of large hands suddenly
