Felix was no longer in a mood to take pictures, so he had Molly drop him off back at the hotel. She informed him that she’d be picking him up bright and early the next morning to head out to the farm. He paced the room for quite some time before finally deciding to call his dad. The act of using the room’s phone to dial out was complicated. He didn’t realize there was such a thing as a country code as well as an area code until he popped downstairs and asked the woman behind the bar. It took several rings before his dad picked up the phone.
“Hello? Felix?” His dad sounded agitated.
“Yeah. What’s going on?”
“Nothing, son. Work stuff. Are you okay?”
“Oh yeah, Dad. Totally fine. Hey, can you send me some money?”
Felix could hear a heavy sigh. “I really can’t. Maybe a little.”
“I know. I
