July 5th was a beautiful, sunny, warm day. All around town there were empty houses. Everyone seemed to have gone down to the lake to finish his or her Independence Day celebrations. My family hadn't wanted to deal with all the large crowds so we'd opted to stay home but I didn't want to be stuck indoors. It was too nice out for that. So around midday, I dressed in a green tank top and blue shorts and made my way out of the house to go for a relaxing walk.
I had no destination in mind so I walked aimlessly for a while. Somehow, without my noticing, I had ended up in the center of town. This area had more people passing by so it was a