1. If you have a sonic screwdriver
If you were a woman, and I was a man, would it be so hard to understand… - Betty sang the song while she was going home after a long day. She was tired but happy – she already imagined what will she do when she arrives home: listen to music, drink cocoa and… Enjoy life.
The roads of London was crowded like always, but when she got off the bus, she felt calm. It was a silent little street with three-storeyed houses like the one she lived in. She worked in London and found this nice flat when she arrived there, two years before. Betty always wondered why she moved to London – she never thought she would live in another country. But it was a good job and she didn't mind her decision.
In this autumn evening she went home like every day. But it wasn't like any other evening – it changed the world and her life.
She almost arrived when a dirty, uncombed young man appeared on the corner, running. He was shortly followed by a man who wore a long coat and shouted at her: "A thief, don't let him escape!"
She tripped up the man when he reached the place where she stood like she took root. The man fell and Betty jumped to him in the same second when the unknown chaser arrived and they both caught the thief.
The man put his hand in the thief's pocket and took out a little grey object which reminded Betty a laser pointer. He kissed it and stood up.
"I never want to see you again, do you understand?"
The thief said a low "yes" and then started up and ran away when he realized they let him escape. The mysterious man gave his hand to the girl and helped her to rise. She looked into his glistening brown eyes and before she could think, she asked:
"What's this?"
"A sonic screwdriver." said the man who still held Betty's hand. She raised her eyebrow but said nothing.
"Oh, by the way, thanks for your help." He let her hand out and put the sonic screwdriver into his pocket. "Wasn't this in your pocket before?" He nodded and Betty continued .
"Then you should put it a safer place before another thief steals it."
"Great" said the man but didn't do anything with his device. Betty wanted to say goodbye and go home – actually, she didn't wanted to, but she had no idea how she could find out who is the unknown man and what he needed so much that he hunted the thief .
"Then, good night" she said and turned around but her usual smile disappeared from her face. She took only a few steps when heard a voice "I want to thank you..." Betty looked back and said "You already thanked it".
"No, I didn't" protested the man but he suddenly shut up biting his lips. "What's that?" asked the girl but she didn't get any answer. The man took her arm and cried "Run!!"