Chapter 52
“Where are we going?” Nate said.
“Springfield.”
“What’s that?”
“Old neighborhood just to the north of downtown. A lot of houses were built there right after the great fire of 1901 destroyed most of downtown. Nowadays, it’s an area in transition—you’ll see beautifully restored homes next door to crack houses.”
“Okay, let me rephrase the question. Why are we going to Springfield?”
“Because that’s where the health department is located.”
“Why didn’t you say so?”
“Why didn’t you just tune in?”
“Because I like talking to you, and I like the sound of your voice.”
There wasn’t much of a line, and we were in and out of the health department fairly quickly. Then Nate said, “Where to now?”
“You need to start thinking about transferring from the University of Central Florida to the University of North Florida,” I said, “so I’m gonna show you how to find the campus.”
“Great. I’d almost forgotten about graduate school.”