everyday i take the E train from WTC to 14th street…as anyone who takes public transportation knows, you end up seeing the same set of people daily. you may never know their names, but they are familiar faces. for me, the E train means i will see a little girl…probably no more than 10, carrying a huge backpack, going from west 4th street to 14th street.
seriously…when i was 10, i was driven to school, picked up after school, and never knew the inside of the school bus even. but here she is, carrying this huge bag half her size, and going to school by herself…maybe i’m cynical, maybe i’m still holding on to that subsurbian mentality…but i just can’t see allowing my 10 year old child jump onto the subway by herself that early in the morning.
am i just cynical? thinking that anyting can happen from west 4th to 14th street? i don’t know…
maybe just me…
~ciao