I stood there, drenched in shame, eggs and flour, when I heard a loud, commanding feminine voice cut through the chaos.
“Stop that right now!” she shouted.
And just like that, they did. The eggs stopped flying. The insults died mid-air and silence enveloped us. I didn’t raise my head, I wanted to, but I couldn’t. I was too ashamed to face whoever had come to my defense.
“What do you think you’re doing?” she asked, her voice steady and sharp like a blade. “Attacking someone like this in broad daylight?”
No one answered, none of them dared to talk. To my surprise, the loud and self-righteous mob was suddenly quiet. I think cats got their tongues.
“What gave you the right to attack a fellow human being?” she pressed.
Still, none of them dared to utter a word. I don't know who this woman
