William Cole left the hospital and went straight to the market to buy groceries to prepare dinner for Minnie Wright.
The Gragan market was huge, as one would expect in a city of tens of millions of people, with hundreds of markets to choose from, and dozens among them being the largest.
When he had been in Midocen, William had often shopped at the market to cook for Ruth Dawn, so he was quite familiar with some of the things in the market.
After making a round in the market, William had nearly gotten all the groceries he needed.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard an argument near him. His brows furrowed, and he followed the sound to see what was happening.
A large crowd had gathered around a vegetable stall, and a woman's voice pleaded desperately, "Please, you're causing us all to lose everything with this reckless behavior."
"Just add another twenty or thirty dollars, please."