After exiting the store, Freddy's head turned towards the west.
The setting sun cast a warm orange glow over the entire slum, casting long shadows behind buildings.
"The setting sun is always a beautiful sight" he thought and slowly turned towards the opposite direction and started walking.
However, just when he was about to turn the corner at the end of the street, from the corners of his eyes he saw a person in a black hoodie before Sophie's mom's store.
The person looked around subtly before quietly slipping through door into the store.
He wanted to ignore it at first, afterall there are hundreds if not thousands of individual living in the slum, and each of them had their own different habits.
But as soon as he took another step, his heart thumped.
Freddy immediately disregarded everything else and ran back towards the store.
As he arrived at the door, before he could enter, he had an unknown voice from inside the store most likely belonging to the person who just entered.
"Empty the cash register into the bag, be quick about it"
From this single sentence, Freddy could immediately tell that the person was a petty robber.
"Freddy?"
Just as he was about to enter the store, a gentle feminine voice called out his name.
Turning his head, he saw a woman who looked to be in her late thirties with a graceful figure approaching the store.
She has a blonde hair tied up in a ponytail behind her head. One look and one could see Sophie's face in her face except she was more matured.
"Aunt Lucia" Freddy exclaimed in his mind and quickly moved to meet her halfway.
"Why are you outside? Did my daughter lock-up the store again?" Lucia questioned as soon as Freddy came close.
"Listen aunty I don't have time to explain, I want you to call the local authorities and have them come here quickly. Tell them it's a robbery, and no matter what don't enter the store" Freddy hurriedly gave her instructions.
As he spoke, he also handed the things he was holding to her before hurriedly walking back towards the door.
Lucia's eyes widened as she quickly processed Freddy's words, her face paled with worry. She swiftly pulled out her phone and dialed the number, waiting anxiously for someone to answer.
However he didn't immediately charge in, he slowly opened the door a little, then slipped his hands through to hold the little bell positioned at the top corner of the door.
After securing the bell in hand, he opened the door a little more and slipped in.
But then he realized that all of that was in vain cause standing before him on his way to the door was the hooded person from earlier with a black nylon bag in one hand.
Up close Freddy could see his face and he was certain it was a guy and a young one at that.
"Who are you? Leave now if you don't want to get hurt" the young man yelled in an attempted to intimidate him.
His left hand was holding a nylon bag which Freddy presumed to contain all the money he just took, while he pointed a knife which he held tightly in his right hand at Freddy.
He might try to sound intimidating, but Freddy immediately noticed that he was
trembling slightly.
"Giving his tight grip on the knife, he's definitely inexperienced and his trembling shows he's afraid. Am I that scary?" Freddy quick analysis brought him to this conclusion.
Unknown to him, or maybe he just overlooked it, his personality and his appearance could be described as opposite ends of the spectrum.
While he had an outgoing, friendly and even slightly playful personality to those that know him. To those that don't know him, he has a quiet and reserved personality.
However his appearance could be described in a single word, 'Rugged'.
Neck-length dreadlocks arranged all-back, and a black headband around his forehead to keep them from his eyes.
Freddy's 6'5ft frame was lean and ruggedly chiseled, a testament to his dedication to working out. The vertical scar across his left eye added to his intimidating presence, making him seem like a thug to those who didn't know him.
Freddy subtly looked past the guy towards the counter and inwardly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Sophie was safe before speaking.
"Listen bro, these people are working people alright, it'll be heartless to take their hard earned sweat just like that. So why don't you just hand me the money and walk away, nobody will know" Freddy spoke as he took a step forward.
"Don't come any closer, you aren't a hero man, If you take one more step I'll stab you I mean it" the hooded guy shouted, his high voice clearly showing his agitation.
"Hey come on, it doesn't have to be like this y....." Freddy still tried to speak, however he'd only spoken halfway when the young man lunged forward and stabbed towards his chest.
From Freddy's point of view, everything seemed to slow down. As the knife approached his chest in slow motion, he twisted his upper body causing the stab to miss him.
As soon as the arm went past his chest, Freddy immediately grabbed it, placed it on his right shoulder with his back to the guy and pulled forward while using his body as a wedge.
Before the robber knew what was happening, he was flipped over Freddy's shoulder, his back landing hard on the cold hard floor.
The force of impact knocking the wind out of his lungs and the robber's gasp was accompanied by the sound of his body thudding against the cold floor.
Not stopping at all, Freddy forceful twisted the arm which he was still holding, the sharp pain making the robber unconsciously drop the knife.
The robber's knife clattered to the floor as Freddy turned him over on his belly, pinning him down with his knee, while sound of his gasping filled the tense silence.
The whole scene unfolded in seconds, leaving the robber unable to react.
As he pinned the robber the floor, Freddy felt a surge of adrenaline"Guess all those kickboxing tutorial videos are finally paying off" he thought, a hint of satisfaction crossing his mind.
"Aaaah, aah, please let go you're gonna break my arm" everything finally returned to normal in Freddy's view, it was also at this moment that the robber screamed in pain.
"No can do, Sophie tell your mom to send the authorities in as soon as they arrive" Freddy's words jolted Sophie from her shocked state.
She stood there, eyes widened in shock and admiration. She'd witness everything that happened, her expression a silent testament to the newfound respect she has for him.
She immediately came out from behind the counter and ran outside.
"Please let me go, I'm so sorry. I swear I won't do it again, let me go this once" as soon as the robber heard that they had called the authorities, he immediately started pleading.
"Sorry buddy, you're gonna have some words with the authorities, it ain't up to me nomore" Freddy replied while at the same time removing the hood over his face.
When Freddy saw the boys face clearly, he thought "this kid looks even younger than kelvin"
"What's your name kid?" he asked.
Before the boy could respond however, the blaring sound of a siren sounded from outside the store.
The sound of the siren made the boy more agitated and he started to struggle with all his might, but it was all in vain as Freddy's body didn't budge.
Two middle aged policemen holding guns quickly walked in following the sound of the siren.
Once they spotted Freddy pinning the robber, they immediately put the guns away while one of them grabbed a handcuff.
The one holding the handcuffs quickly came closer and cuffed the robber, it was also at that moment that Freddy finally stood up from the him.
"Nice work kiddo" one of the policemen complimented Freddy before leading the robber who stared angrily at Freddy away.