Aaron had taken to the city centre living as well as he had envisioned. He had always liked the city life and still wanted the hustle and bustle despite now being a quadriplegic. There was nothing he liked more than whizzing up and down the busy streets in his wheelchair. Just looking at all the different people and the goings on.
The only thing that saddened him were the homeless people he would see. It shamed the great people of Dublin that people lived in such destitution. But most people of the city were living good lives filled with cappuccinos and vegan sausage rolls.
Aaron was on his way back to his apartment block when he noticed something that he found concerning. It had been a sweltering day but it was now somewhat cooler in the evening. There was a man dressed in rags that seemed to be bothering a homeless woman. One that he had seen regularly about the place. He anxiously looked around the street to see if there was someone else to intervene but the once crowded street was now far more deserted.
He felt compelled to act. He turned the cursor of his controller and headed towards them.
“Hey leave her alone!” Aaron shouted.
The man looked visibly stunned.
“Mind yer business, this has nothing to do with you,” he replied angrily. The woman was now visibly upset with tears streaming down over her red cheeks.
“Leave her alone or I’ll ram you!”
There was a sound of people approaching in the distance now.
“Oh, fuck the lot of yez.” With that he quickly walked away much to Aaron’s relief. Any ramming would probably have injured him more than the other guy.
“You okay?
“Yes, am fine. Thanks for that.”
For a few moments, a silence descended between them.
“Will you be okay? He won’t come back tormenting you?”
“No, I’ll go to a safe spot. I’ll be fine.”
With that she got up and quickly walked away.
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