Chapter 41

Emily guided little Angelina across the road. She walked ahead, but Angelina suddenly stopped. "What's wrong?" Emily asked. "There's a lot of cars," Angelina muttered. "You don't have to be scared of cars. See, the light's green. That means we can cross to the other side of the road without worrying about the cars," Emily explained. "No, the light's red," Angelina argued. "It's green. That means we can go," Emily said. Angelina looked up at Emily. "Why can we cross when it's green but not when it's red? There are too many cars. I'm scared." Emily chuckled. "I forgot you don't have traffic lights where you come from. It doesn't matter. I'll teach you." A new scene flashed before Angelina's eyes. The younger original Angelina was playing with a few of her classmates when she suddenly stopped. One of them turned around and asked, "Aren't you crossing?" Angelina pointed at the red light. "That's red. We can't cross." "That's meant for the left pedestrian crossing. We can go strai