The mayor tried to fix the situation.
We can talk… there is no need for scandal…
“He’s,” she said simply.
And then something unexpected happened.
One of the neighbors, the one who had pushed Santa Matei, took a step forward.
I… I was wrong.
They all looked at him.
I was afraid… he said softly.
The woman looked at him for a few seconds.
Fear does not excuse injustice.
But her voice wasn’t tough. It was… straight.
There were sirens in the distance.
The mayor has frozen.
You didn’t do that…
Yes, she said.
Police cars appeared on the road, picking up dust again.
This time, no one was laughing anymore.
No one was talking anymore.
Within minutes, things changed completely. The people who came to intimidate were now the ones questioned.
The mayor was no longer the master of the situation.
He was just a man caught with his cat in the bag.
