Samir took Leduc's advice, and left through the side gate that was used for deliveries. There were three guards manning it, armed with long wooden truncheons and pepper spray. They looked scared to Samir and shut the gate behind him so quickly that it hit the rear wheel of his bicycle.
Samir got many dirty looks from the people lined outside the wall surrounding the supermarket compound. It was lucky that he'd received very few goods from Leduc: a full backpack would have encouraged thieves. He got onto his bike, and rode it home as fast as he could. He had a strong premonition something really bad was about to happen.
He was right.
Both Rani and Amrita were already home. They'd never made it to the market. They were assaulted and robbed on the way there. The thieves took Rani's bicycle as well as all of her goods, and beat her when she resisted. Fortunately, no bones had been broken.
