(I know that sounds horrible!) I realized I had accidentally exposed myself to her and was embarrassed. I hoped she had not noticed.Then I took my children to the grocery store. It was cold out but I walked with them through Burger King (apparently attached to my house and the store) so we did not need coats. In the canned veggie aisle I passed a person I knew from somewhere. I stopped her to say hello and to figure out where I knew her from, but my eyes were cloudy. I remember thinking I must have flour in my eyes. I blinked a lot to clear them. She was apprehensive to speak with me. Her friend appeared with an urgent look on her face, like they were communicating to one another.
I recognized the friend immediately, someone I once attended church with. They did not wish to speak with me, seeming to be in a hurry. A bunch of others from this church appeared. Then they took my small daughter and started running from the store. I followed them to the parking lot. They insisted it was the daughter of one of the other ladies. I knew they looked a lot alike but I argued it was MY daughter they had. I reasoned with them that she had no coat like the other girl; we didn't need them since we had come through Burger King.
They coaxed me to cross the parking lot since I was cold without my coat, to another Burger King to sort it out. As we sat there and they ordered food I realized the other lady's daughter didn't really look like mine, and she was much older. Then I knew it had just been an excuse. I sat wondering why they were trying to take my daughter. A couple of them lit up cigarettes. I remember thinking what bad witnesses they made, almost like frauds.
What do you all think?