I had to drive to a couple towns over to pick up a part for my car. It was going to be a lazy kind of Sunday. I wasn’t really in too much of a rush, since it was still in the last days of summer, with the Sun pouring a lot of sunshine and hot air down. I was content to drive 45 minutes each way for my part, and let the heat of the afternoon pass before I got to work replacing the radiator fan that was sticking from time to time.
I didn’t give much attention to my surroundings while I listened for the GPS to tell me my next turn towards the parts store. I pulled up to the red light in the turn lane waiting to pull into the adjacent lot across the way and get my fan. My eyes darted around my path ahead waiting for the light to turn. That’s when I saw her the first time. She was walking past on the crosswalk in front of me. I noticed her dark skin glistening with sweat as she power walked by. Tight leggings clung to her legs, with an over sized tshirt up top, the kind that belonged to a boyfriend probably. It was way too big and hung down covering her ass. I continued to watch her walk when the honk of the car behind me brought me back, looking at the green arrow hanging in front of me.