Chapter 57

• Natasha stayed there for a few more hours, but then she went to the center of Tulipa. When he arrived at the Hotel, he took a shower and went to see a doctor to see his sprained ankle. Luckily, it wasn't anything serious. Soon he would be fine again.
• When night came, in front of her typewriter, she began her first words to Jornal Expresso about the last trip on the blue train. It was a simple article, talking about the first trip and the people who were present at that magnificent inauguration, like Miss Mackerson, now owner of the railroad, who coincidentally died on the day that the blue train made its last trip. He described every detail of the train, as Sarah had told him. Finally, his opinion: the blue train should not stop. He was like a spirit that flowed like the wind over the tracks of life. The progress could not be stopped. But stopping the blue train was a crime against Tulipa and Deolinda's past and culture.
• Natasha knew that her report would not change anything that had already been decided, because at that moment, somewhere in Tulipa, the blue train was already stopped and would never make a trip again. It would turn into a pile of old iron that would rust, like the rails.