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Funny Shades of Grey--chapter twenty-five

Chapter Twenty-Five    " Now can we talk, Ana?"   "Sorry, mom," I say. "Gotta go."    I make my way to the bus stop, although "bus stop" is a bit of a misnomer. The city of El Paso is building a trolley system it doesn't need for people who don't want it. Today, however, it comes in handy.   I sit on the bench and wait for the trolley to make its stop. And I wait. And I wait. I don't know what's taking so long.   "It's because the trolley system is still under construction, as in 'not finished yet,'" Christian informs me when I write him on my DingleBerry to complain.   And then he writes:   Stay where you are. I'll send Crockett right over.     And I write back:   But I don't know where I'm at.     "Not a problem," Christian tells me, and then signs off.   Well, I guess I'll be here for an even longer while than I've already been here already. There's no way...