Kelly could hardly believe that she had been so stupid! At lunchtime in a busy sandwich bar, she had hung her bag on the back of her chair. Seconds later, the bag had gone, and her mobile phone, her money, her bank cards and her keys had gone with it. Luckily, she was with her friend, Anna. Using Anna's phone, Kelly was able to call the bank and the phone company at once. The thief would not be able to use her cards or her phone, at least!
Back at the office, Kelly began to feel better. At least six people asked if they could lend her some money. At teatime, three colleagues competed to pay for her tea.
One more difficulty lay ahead. Kelly's bicycle was locked. Unless she could unlock it, she would not be able to get home that night. She asked Tom, the Building Manager, if he could help. Tom appeared with his assistant, Ben, and a big bag of tools. They tried every tool in the bag, but they couldn't cut or break the lock. There was only onesolution.
Kelly rang the fire station and explained the situation. Four minutes later, an enormous red fire-engine pulled up outside the building, with some handsome young firemen on board. 'We always travel like this,' one of them joked, as the others unloaded the cutting equipment and freed Kelly's bicycle.
As she cycled home, Kelly thought, "For every one thief in London, there are thousands of ordinary, kind people!"
