WE HOPPED INTO A BEAT-up wagoner. I saw fruits and vegetable stands, but not one popular fast-food restaurant. They will look out of place anyhow. Beyond the fields and over yonder, buildings came more and more into focus. As the car wheels rolled. Fehed pulled into a parking space. Puma unfastened her seat belt and exited the vehicle. I peered out the window.
Fehed turned his head over his shoulder, his lips curled up. “Unfamiliarity can overwhelm, but no one never grows from staying within the proximity of their comfort zone.”
I unfastened my seat belt and joined Puma.
“This is our quaint little metropolitan.”
Papier mâché bricks and mortar painted various shades of brown. A tri-color sticker of red, black, and green adorned every business door. Names of business within the shopping
