First Time Travelers

First time travelers jiggle the nickles and dimes in their pockets while they wander the platforms. First time travelers reek of nerves and insecurity. He questions, am I getting on the right train? She cannot help but wonder, where will I end up? Ending up in a strange place is the worst thing she could ever imagine. She stands on the platform with her father and he points to the arriving train that will take her to the college campus. The other one, the one with her hair tied up in a red durag, doesn't have a father so she stares at the map for far too long and tries to make sense of the multicolored lines.