| It was late when Sarah left work. She was a cashier | | | | walked out the door. As she was walking to her |
| at a casino and always worked late hours. Her mom | | | | Metro, she noticed a rough looking homeless man |
| always told her to buy some pepper spray if she is | | | | standing near it. He asked her what she was carrying. |
| going to be working late in the city, but Sarah would | | | | She didn't respond and pulled out her keys. |
| always put it off, never imagining that anything bad | | | | The homeless man asked again, this time brandishing |
| could happen to her. She clocked-out and made her | | | | a knife. She saw the light from the streetlamp reflect |
| way into the employee parking garage, which was | | | | of off the blade and froze. She tried to give the bag |
| well lit and always patrolled by bike security. She felt | | | | to the homeless man. He only smiled and told her to |
| safe while at work, security was tighter than the | | | | get in the car, lifting the knife up. She climbed in the |
| secret service around the president, so she never | | | | car and the homeless man pushed her into the |
| worried about her safety. | | | | passenger seat, taking the front seat. He asked for |
| She climbed into her old Metro and started the | | | | the keys and asked if she would hand him a bottle |
| ignition. She put on the radio and listened to the | | | | of wine. She did, scared for her life. He looked at the |
| news as she pulled out of the parking garage, smiling | | | | wine and looked back at her, smiling at the terrified |
| at the security guard posted at the booth as she | | | | look on her face. He told her that they would be |
| pulled out onto the street. She checked her text | | | | having some fun tonight. |
| messages and she drove down a street lined with | | | | She could have turned the situation to her favor if |
| extravagant casinos and rushing with tourists, trying | | | | she would have had protection, such as a bottle of |
| to hit it big in the city of sin. Her boyfriend sent her a | | | | pepper spray. As a woman, you need some Pepper |
| text, asking if she wanted to pick up some wine on | | | | sprays with you anywhere you go; and the reason is |
| her way home. She replied that she would and drove | | | | because women are abducted every day, a situation |
| to the nearest gas station. | | | | that few people want to think could happen to them. |
| She pulled into the gas station, climbed out of her car | | | | Had Sarah bought some form of protection, she |
| and walked inside. She picked out two bottles of red | | | | could have escaped to safety and called the |
| wine and paid for them. She was looking forward to | | | | authorities. However, since she had the idea that it |
| winding down and spending some time with her | | | | could never happen to her, she was unprepared |
| boyfriend. The cashier bagged the wine and Sarah | | | | when the situation arose. |