A Tragedy Averted

On the 2nd of November, year 2006, an almost-tragic subject happened in the roads of Kalipayan, here in Tacloban City. I was in the 6th regularize at the magazine and it was altogether Souls Day. My relatives and I went to the cemetery to visit the grave of my tardily grandfather, who passed away in June of the same year. We arrived on that point in the late afternoon. After wrap uper prayers for the eternal repose of my grandfather, as wellspring as exchanging stories with my cousins and aunts, my mammy decided it was metre to go home. It was already getting late, the time indicating it was almost midnight.We waited for several minutes for a jeepney to come and when we were able to get integrity The vehicle was moving at subdue speed and everything was going well. My mom was interfering conversing with my aunt ab show up important matters when the jeepney came to a halt, letting a passenger off near the bend on the road. All of a sudden a man, by of nowhere, snatched my moms bag and instanter jumped off the vehicle. It seemed same(p) time was halt and everyone was go forth in a trance. non wasting any more peculiar time, I jumped off the vehicle and tag the snatcher who was carrying a miniature wound until I came to a dead end.I got a little frightened for the thoroughfare where the snatcher ran off to was narrow and looked like a ledge and one small step would have led me flood in the water. I ran buttocks to the primary(prenominal) road and finding relief in the presence of light posts, I jogged to a walk and tried to catch my breath. exit back to the jeepney where my mom, sister and aunt were delay all the tour anxious about my sudden departure I imbed men and bystanders gathering around my moms bag. Turns out, the snatcher dropped the bag and but stole my moms winding phone and didnt touch the separate paraphernalia in the bag.Thankfully, my mom was exquisite clever in keeping our passports and another(prenominal) es sential things in a plain-looking charge plate bag. The snatcher probably thought it was salutary trash and decided to discard it. We went back to the jeepney and arrived safely in our house. My sister was in a state of shock while my mom was truly grateful for the essentials that were left unharmed. I was mainly disappointed that I wasnt able to catch the culpable but nevertheless thankful that I was given enough courage by God to chase the snatcher and got out of that situation without facing any affright or danger.