She received a warm greeting from the owner of the bakery when she entered. "Morning," she said with a smiled. Since the baker wasn't busy he and his wife chatted with her for a bit.

"I see you still walk around without an escort. It's not safe to do such a thing. You be careful and find yourself a good man." The baker told her after she made her purchase and was about to leave.

"I will be careful and the Lord is watching over me. I may try to find myself a man, but I have my doubts." She waved goodbye with her free hand. Out the door she went. It was always the same when she talked with them. They worried about her because they knew she was alone. She was glad that she had made friends with a few people who really did seem to care about her. As she thought about what the baker said her mind drifted to thinking about the man she had met yesterday.