TIME WILL COME

They all swarm around her with their clubs. Some hitting her tables, others scattering her vegetables and groceries all over the floor.

"You want to teach us how to do our work! Now we will show you what we are capable of." And they went on vandalizing all of what made up her stall. Gloria ran out of the stall screaming. By this time all other vendors had come out of their stalls to witness the cruelty of these men who operated in the name of the government but were really goons. None dared to stop them for they feared their wrath turning against them. Gloria was left trying to fight them off but it was like a hen fighting off a big hawk that had suddenly swooped down on her chicks. Helpless, she watched them tear down her livelihood. They made a total mess of everything she had and they left.