What happened next exceeded all my expectations.

Passersby, seeing how he had scattered my berries, slowly began to gather around. Their gazes were tense, their whispers anxious.

The driver stood bewildered, trying to maintain control, but every new sound, every step of the crowd irritated him more and more.

I froze, feeling my heart pounding in my chest. My fingers gripped the empty boxes where the berries had recently been — a symbol of my labor and care for my grandchildren.

The street felt like a tightly strung rope, ready to snap at any moment.

And then something occurred that I could never have anticipated. It all happened in an instant — leaving me completely shocked.

No one around expected this turn of events. Even now, thinking back to that day, it’s hard to believe it really happened.