The streets were unusually busy as people made their way past her, en route to wherever it was they were going.
Daphne couldn't help but notice how many changes had been taking place in the city. At every turn, she could see construction workers working hard to build
everything from stores to skyscrapers.
When she reached the corner of Queen Anne Avenue, she could see the enormous gourmet grocery store in the distance.
Nervously she took one last glance at the list from Dr. Crane. She had to make sure she got everything he'd asked for. He'd done so much for her; this was her chance
to do something nice for him. Perhaps she'd pick up a few extra items to make his dinner party even more special.
"Ballantine, Ritz, water crackers, blue box, aisle seven..." she recited to herself as the crosswalk light indicated it was safe to cross.
She'd no sooner stepped off the curb when she heard scream and cries from passersby;
"Watch out!"
"Oh my God"
"Get out of the way!"
Almost immediately, a strong arm wrapped around her from behind and pulled her backwards onto the sidewalk. Seconds later, she watched in horror as an enormous
piece of metal fell from above and landed with a crash onto the crosswalk, just inches from where she was standing.
The deafening sound of metal hitting the street vibrated in her ears, prompting screams and gasps of horror among the massive crowd of people that had gathered
around her.
Badly shaken and temporarily disoriented, she turned to find herself staring at a sea of faces, oblivious to the questions that were being hurled at her from every
direction;
"You could have been killed!"
"That was incredible!"
"Are you hurt, Miss?"
"Are you okay?"
"That man saved your life!"
"You have a guardian angel!"
As the crowd began to dissipate, she searched for any sign of whoever might have pulled her to safety, but the mysterious man was nowhere to be found.
Suddenly, the realization of what had happened hit her and she sank to her knees on the sidewalk.
Oh my God...
Overcome with emotion, Daphne began to cry.