The stampede

Just as Vanessa made her way to the market, a sudden stampede of people had hit the street. Vanessa was quickly shoved and carried within this large influx of people. They all scattered and ran over to different market stalls, leaving Vanessa to stand back up on her feet.

She brushed herself down and made sure everything was still in tact, which was when her heart sank. The back pocket of her jeans which once had her purse was now empty. She didn't need to try hard to search for it, however, as a young girl in a clown costume stood a few feet away from Vanessa holding none other than her purse.

The girl smirked, clearly not old enough to understand the consequences of stealing, but neither was Vanessa for that matter. "NanaNanaNa! I got your stuff!" The little girl taunted, only fueling Vanessa's rage even more. The former CEO had lost her patience already, not hesitating to chase the girl. "GIVE ME THAT BACK NOW YOU LITTLE SHIT!" Vanessa howled.

The girl was unfortunately no match for Vanessa, as she was grabbed from the back of her clown dress and lifted up. The girl still tried to put up a fight though, as she started kicking and punching Vanessa while being hoisted up in the air. "Stop fucking around! Give it to me!!" Vanessa yelled at the poor child, trying to reach for the purse with her other hand.

This looked really bad to passers by, who had stopped to see what all the commotion was about. All people could see was a grown woman harass a child. Just as Vanessa was about to snatch her purse back, a woman dressed in a red suit suddenly yanked the girl from her arm. "What on earth do you think you're doing!??" She yelled at Vanessa, while the girl gave her a hug.

Vanessa could tell this was a staff member by the uniform. "She stole my purse!" Vanessa pointed at her purse which was still in the girl's hand. "Finders keepers! Also she tried to hit me!" The girl cried back. The employee was disappointed in the way Vanessa was squabbling and answering back.

"Okay okay, quit arguing the pair of you. This is a fun place, not an evil place, so I think we should settle this fairly, with a game." The employee proposed. "But that's my property! How the fuck is it--"

"You either compete for your purse, or I call the cops for assaulting a child, choose carefully!" The employee interrupted Vanessa. "Fine, but I'm gonna win!" Vanessa stared the girl down, her competitive ego was showing very badly.