A Tragedy Averted

On the second of November, year 2006, an almost-tragic event happened in the passs of Kalipayan, here in Tacloban City. I was in the 6th grade at the m and it was All Souls Day. My relatives and I went to the cemetery to visit the grave of my late grandfather, who passed away in June of the akin year. We arrived there in the late afternoon. After offering prayers for the eternal love-in-idleness of my grandfather, as well as exchanging stories with my cousins and auntys, my florists chrysanthemum decided it was time 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 fitted to get one The vehicle was moving at moderate speed and everything was going well. My mom was busy conversing with my aunt more or less important matters when the jeepney came to a halt, letting a passenger off rough the bend on the road. All of a sudden a man, stunned of nowhere, snatched my moms bag and immediately jumped off the vehicle. It seemed like time was stopped and everyone was left in a trance. Not wasting whatsoever more precious time, I jumped off the vehicle and chased the kidnapper who was carrying a small knife until I came to a dead end.I got a little frightened for the path where the snatcher ran off to was condense and looked like a ledge and one small step would pull in led me drenched in the water. I ran back to the main road and finding relief in the presence of light posts, I jogged to a walk and tried to catch my breath. Going back to the jeepney where my mom, sister and aunt were waiting all the while anxious abtaboo my sudden outlet I found men and bystanders gathering around my moms bag. Turns out, the snatcher dropped the bag and only stole my moms fluid phone and didnt touch the other paraphernalia in the bag.Thankfully, my mom was pretty clever in keeping our passports and other essential things in a plain-looking plastic bag. The snatcher pr obably thought it was just scrap 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 satisfying for the essentials that were left unharmed. I was mainly disappointed that I wasnt able to catch the criminal but nevertheless thankful that I was devoted enough courage by God to chase the snatcher and got out of that situation without facing any threat or danger.