The old lady noticed it too.
« Well, well, » she said in a low voice. « Now there’s room. »
I looked him straight in the eyes.
— So it’s possible. Except that for women, you don’t want to.
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The man glared at me.
— Mind your own business!
I took out my phone and started discreetly filming the situation, without getting close to him. I wanted to have proof in case things escalated.
At the next station, the robust man got off.
Immediately, the man spread his legs again, pushing the old lady towards the edge of the bench.
« Aren’t you ashamed? » I asked.
He leaned towards me.
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— Listen, my dear. You don’t know who you’re talking to. You’d better shut your mouth.
The old lady raised her cane from the ground.
— My young friend, I am seventy-two years old. I worked for forty years and raised three children. I don’t need your respect to know who I am. But I also won’t allow you to humiliate me simply because I’ve grown old.
