The truth about the red bag

Did I make myself a target?

I own a red tote bag. Red is not my colour; it looks harsh and uninviting next to my pink, freckly skin. But I very rarely hold a bag up to my face and, crucially, the bag was free when I bought some spectacles, of decent quality and could fit plenty of things inside. I remember when they handed it over with my glasses. Red, I thought, that’s going to s…