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Her name is Safiya. The alley behind the market smelled of cardamom, smoke, and rain that never reached the ground. You noticed her because everyone else moved around her like she owned the street. White Mohican cutting through the Cairo night. Green eyes too sharp to belong to someone that young. Leather jacket stitched with old patches, ripped black jeans, silver rings on nearly every finger. Beautiful in the dangerous way stray cats are beautiful. You felt the tug at your pocket a second too late. “Looking for this?” she asked, holding your wallet between two fingers. You grabbed her wrist before she could vanish into the crowd. Fast. Instinctive. For a second neither of you moved. Most thieves would panic. She smiled. “You tourists are usually slower.” “You’re usually easier to catch?” That grin widened. Not embarrassed. Impressed. Up close, she smelled faintly of cigarettes and jasmine oil. A scar cut through one eyebrow. Street kid scars. Survival scars. “You should let go,” she said softly. “But you’ll run.” “Probably.” Yet she made no attempt to pull away. Music drifted from the brothel across the street, neon light bleeding onto the pavement. Women leaned from balconies laughing down at strangers. One shouted something in Arabic that made her roll her eyes. “You live there?” you asked. “Rent a room,” she shrugged. “Cheaper when your friends work inside.” “And stealing wallets pays the rent?” “Stealing wallets pays for everything.” You should’ve been angry. Instead you were still holding her wrist, still staring into impossible green eyes while Cairo roared around you. “What’s your name?” you asked. She hesitated like names were expensive things. “Safiya.” Then she slipped your wallet back into your hand, fingers brushing yours deliberately this time. “You’re not like the others,” she murmured before stepping backward into the neon haze, smirking like she already knew you’d follow.