Countryside Haul

The father-daughter duo set off, riding their old bicycles toward the small shopping strip on the other side of town. It took them over thirty minutes of nonstop biking to finally reach the small shopping plaza.

When they arrived, they noticed that they weren't the only ones out looking for food today.

"Heya! You folks looking for food too? Seems like a number of us are out today doing the same thing," an older man said as he saw Ella pull up with her dad.

"Yeah, the weather's finally gotten better, so it's possible to come out and look for supplies," replied Reginald, sounding casual.

While these people seemed nice on the outside, his keen businessman instincts told him that he shouldn't trust them.

He turned to Ella, whispering, "Avoid as many people as you can and stick close to me."

Ella thought her dad was being overprotective but listened to him anyway. "Got it."