The separation tore me into pieces. She felt so far away though we were only separated by railroad tracks. The only time we ever saw each other was by the railroad tracks after school. We never talked much or played many games. We usually sat there and stared at each other’s soft happy faces until the street lights came on, then we both ran home. Our towns were disconnected, so I was not able to see her warm smile often. We both obeyed our parents and never crossed the dangerous, busy train tracks which divided us. We did not know exactly why it was dangerous, we just obeyed our parents. It had always been that way. Momma always said, “Stay away from them folk”. I never knew why, but she never seemed too fond of the town across the tracks,
