STAND BACK DOORS CLOSING.\xa0Dee heard the musical bing-bong of the departure warning between song transitions in her headphones, and watched as the heads of workers in line ahead of her lolled back in the universal why, God gesture of commuters everywhere.\xa0There was only one freight car down the wall into the Flood District, and it was shared by all bulk service providers who came bearing gifts: maintenance workers, solar installers, grocery and package delivery, and the like. A bing-bong meant another fifteen-minute wait. | \xa92022 by L.D. Lewis. Narrated by Roxanne Hernandez.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices