Write a story on following outline : A long wait for the bus - people impatient - large crowd - a lot of confusion - felt the pocket being touched - looked around - caught the hand .............. ( in 200 - 250 words )
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I was standing in the bus stop. It was a long wait for the bus and all the people including me were getting impatient. Added to that, the hot sun made us quite tired in the morning. The already large crowd was becoming bigger. Finally, the bus arrived with a lot of passengers already in it. There was a lot of confusion as everyone was busy pushing each other to get into the bus.
The overfull bus started moving forward at a fast pace. There was hardly any space for a person to stand comfortably and most of the time, a passenger kept bumping into the person in front of him/her. Suddenly, I felt the pocket of my jeans being touched from behind. However, when I turned back, I could not find any person whom I could possibly suspect. I thought that I must have been mistaken and started looking in front of me once again. However, after about five minutes, I felt the same hand once again. I was about to look back once again when another idea struck me.
I quickly moved my hand backwards and caught the hand that was on my jeans pocket. Then, I turned back and made the conductor stop the bus. When he came to me, I explained everything. The thief denied but when other passengers checked him, my purse was with him. The passengers directed the bus to the nearest police station and handed him over to the police.
'Come on already', that thought was provoking my mind again and again. When i saw an old man approaching towards me. His clothes were in rags, his face looked as if he had slipped in a pool of mud. His slippers were torn near the thumb area. He walked directly towards me and stood right besides me. His presence made me a bit uncomfortable. I began checking the office bag and the wallet that i carried in the right pocket of my dark blue suede pants, again and again. I thought he might be a pick pocket ready to grab my things as soon as i glance away. Moving two steps away from him i stood close to a large noisy crowd of people who seemed to be having an argument over something serious. I got quite irritated by their loud, escalating voices that banged my ear drums again and again. I was getting quite annoyed when suddenly i felt a sudden push rather a much stronger one and someone seemed to directly touch my pocket where i had securely kept my wallet. The picture of that old man ran in my mind immediately. I turned swiftly to see who it was! Saw a young boy dressed in a smart new looking outfit whose hand was on my pocket and his other hand was held by the old man. Who was nodding to the boy saying 'do not'. Leaving my pocket, that boy ran away in a second without being seen anywhere.
Thanking the old man for his good deed, i rather got embarrassed to what i had done. This made me think how clothing and the overall appearance of a person sets a certain perception about someone in our minds. Finally the bus came and i sat in a seat rather quickly thinking about the incident that took place all the way back home.