Julia goes to buy some dog food, dog treats, along with milk, and a few other things after she gets off work.  She does not have much cash with her.  She is glad to find the items she needs.  A few minutes later she goes to register.  She sighs in defeat when she finds out she does have enough money for all of her purchases.

         "Miss, either put something back or forget the whole thing,"  The store clerk says.

          "Here, that should be enough," A man behind her in line says as he hands some money to worker.

       The clerk looks at her and says, "Have a good day and do come again."

         Julia leaves the store in wonder. She thinks who was that chose to help me out when I was in a bind back there?  She can not believe it.  Whoever he was rather generous is the last thought on her mind before she finishes loading the groceries into her car.  She closes the trunk, climbs in the car, closes the door, fastens her seatbelt, and drives back to the apartment.

     She accidentally takes a wrong turn. She turns back around and finds herself just one street away from where she needs to be now. She takes the next right turn onto her road.  As she pulls into the parking lot, she sighs. She parks the car, gets out, unloads the things from the store, closes and locks the car, then unlocks the apartment.

      Julia enters it to hear Butch whine inside his crate. She lets him out, then puts away the food.  She hands him a treat, as she refills his dish.  Next, she washes her hands and fixes her dinner.  She smiles as the aroma of spaghetti and meatballs fills the air.  She she gets to relax for a few hours before she has to go back to the laundry mat.

      Her phone rings as she finishes the last bite of her meal a few minutes later. 

         "Hello,"  Julia says.

       "Hello, get out now,"  A voice says.

       "I beg your pardon," Julia states.

        "Get our or you will be sorry,"  The mysterious voice replies.

        "Is this a prank?"  Julia asks.

       "Sure, lady!  Now, beat it," The voice says, then she hears a snarl before the caller hangs up.

              Julia thinks that was odd.  She shrugs her shoulders as she takes Butch out for his walk. Then,  she comes back inside and reads for a bit.    She gets ready for round two of her job that day.  She finishes with time to spare.   She must have accidentally dozed off because she gets a call from her boss, Susanna.

            "Hi,"  Julia says.

           "Hi, this is your boss, Susanna, how soon will you be back in?"  She asks.

              "Oh, sorry I will be there in a few,"  Julia replies. She hangs up, puts Butch back in his crate, grabs her purse, and heads out the door.

                True to her word, Julia arrives at work a few minutes later.  She heads inside the door, sets her purse behind the counter, and starts to do her thing.

              "Goodness no, she is to good for him," A lady says.

             "Well, my grandson seems to love her," Another woman blurts out.

       Julia notices the second lady places a dime on the counter. She wonders what that was all about and shrugs her shoulders. Then, a young man enters the place a familiar person to both Susanna and Julia.

       Find out more in Chapter  4

   -Summer out!