He walked from the shop, gazing at the trees along the sidewalk and how they swayed in the wind. She had been so kind. He left feeling free for as he walked the narrow sidewalks toward the hospital, his heart soared with possibility.<br/><br/>He stopped in his tracks and realized he didn't ask her name! He turned to head back, but thought of the meeting, and the events of the day to come. He continued on, but his thoughts still dwelled on her.<br/><br/>He had made a new friend. She had an air to her, a secret perhaps or a beauty undefined that held her. The feel of her fingers against his, when she took his money, sent warmth through him. In that instant a burst of sparrows from a nearby tree flooded the sky and sparkled on the wind.<br/><br/>His cellphone rang. "Yea this is Tom," he answered. "Tell Marcus I'm almost there and to start the meeting."<br/><br/>He turned to the hospital and was soon lost in the sea of people.