Age 25 1/2 - Epilogue I,
I’m lookingfor Martha Wadena I say None listed the operator replies None listed I glance at Cricket tap the pencil against the pad of paper Uh huh I say to the operator who rambles on about the weather a small town talker I remember people like her from the visits to my gramma’s Not anywhere in the vicinity I say No honey there’s no Martha Wadena or M Wadena in our service area Huh I say stand the pencil on its head What about anyone with the last name Wadena Cricket whispers Any Wadenas I say Let me check the operator coughs just a minute now the system is slower today there were some problems last night with one of the computers you know how that goes honey Uh huh I say sure roll my eyes at Cricket Why honey there is a Wadena a Raymond Wadena Really I say Raymon
