He was taking up three seats on the subway and mocking an old lady; but when she activated the emergency alarm, his arrogant smile froze.

For a second, the man was speechless.

Then he looked at my phone.

— What are you doing here? Are you filming me?

I didn’t answer him.

— Erase that right now! Do you understand?

The metro was approaching the Hôtel de Ville station, where I needed to get off. I put my phone in my bag and headed towards the door.

The man stood up and came behind me.

Hey! I’m talking to you!

I tried to go around him, but he planted himself right in front of me.

— You’re not moving from here until you’ve deleted the video.

The doors opened. I took a step onto the platform, but he grabbed my sleeve and pulled me back.

— Let go of me!

The door closing bell began to sound.

That’s when I heard the old lady’s cane strike the floor of the wagon firmly.

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