Let Me Introduce Myself

Two strangers sit side-by-side at the terminal. As she grabbed her coat, the man dropped a small velvet pouch into her bag. As she walked to the gate, the stranger kept step with her.

On the plane, he sat across the aisle from her and was giving her the side-eye throughout the flight. On final approach he leaned over and said, “I want it back, it’s mine.”

She ignored him and exited the plane. Two police officers greeted the stranger as he stepped off the plane and was escorted out.

In the terminal, holding the velvet pouch, was the newly appointed chief of police. “Let me introduce myself,” she said.

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