Security guard Christopher Milton was enjoying the air conditioning in his tiny office when he got the call about removing an unwanted person from the property. Chris dreaded going out into the heat, but he would catch hell if he didn't do his job.
The mid-day temperature was nearing 95 degrees and Chris grabbed some bottled water before he exited the office. The radio said that the trespasser was sitting on a bench near Pike Street and yelling at people walking by.
Chris spotted the man immediately and walked down a slight incline to confront him. The man was older than he expected and did not appear to be carrying any weapons, but his shirt was torn, apparently from an earlier fight.
"I'm afraid that you will have to leave sir" Chis said to the man in his best authoritative voice. "You know I could kill you right now if I wanted to" the stranger responded in a low growl.
Despite the threat, the man had the look of someone who had been defeated by a hard life and Chris took out a bottle of water and handed it to him. The anger drained from the stranger's face, and he nodded in gratitude.
After finishing his water, the man ambled down the sidewalk and Chris never saw him again. Later in the day, Chris thought about embellishing the story of the encounter to impress his girlfriend Julie, be she probably already knew that he just wasn't the heroic type.
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