Natalie was exhausted. She had been having a particularly bad day with her son. She was minding her own business when she saw the strange man appear on the pier. Her first instinct was to tense up a bit.
She knew that strangers never really understood Rudy and his antics. She was used to the stares and judgmental looks at this point. She saw them every single day. But what this strange man was about to do would stun her completely.