I love this story, @sunnyag. How did this come to you? What an interesting twist. Believable even though rather extraordinary.
I was afraid for her when she went into the ally (anyone who has ever been mugged recognizes that fear!). But it all made sense in the end.
Would you mind a little constructive advice? The story is so well conceived I would love to tighten it up. For instance, in the first paragraph I'll bet you could somehow combine the first two sentences, maybe even the first three. That would really set the story off on a gallop :)
All great though, and feel free to ignore my advice. After all, it is free :)
No, I certainly will not mind getting this precious suggestion and doing it asap. In fact, I always find you and other admins very helpful otherwise fiction wasn't possible for me. Thank you once again for all the help :)