One quiet afternoon, a young woman walked into my bakery wearing long sleeves pulled over bruised-looking arms. Her voice barely rose above a whisper as she asked if I had any leftover bread. She looked exhausted, frightened, and painfully hungry. Instead of stale bread, I packed her a warm meal and quietly slipped a hundred-dollar bill into the bag.
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