She followed along behind them, encumbered by all the bags and packages, she could keep up with their fast pace. She watched helplessly as they crossed a street, on the verge of losing them-she carelessly went to cross, not paying much attention and-came maybe an inch away from being trampled under the hooves and wheels of a horse-drawn carriage, stumbling back as all of the goods tumbled out of her arms and onto the street.
"HF-"