「Ten minutes later.」
Four children stopped in front of a hot dog stand on the street, pooled their money to buy two hot dogs, and got them to go.
"Going to give food to Old Jack again?" the young female shopkeeper asked, her movements practiced as she boxed up the hot dogs. She spoke earnestly, "You kids should stay away from that psycho. If he suddenly goes crazy, you'll be in big trouble."
"Old Jack is our friend. He would never hurt us," a chubby little boy retorted.
"Suit yourselves," the young shopkeeper said with a shrug, not particularly concerned. She handed over the two boxes of hot dogs.
The children took the hot dogs, placed them in their bicycle baskets, got on their bikes, and rode for two blocks until they reached an alley.
