Why People Under 20 Shouldn't Ride the Metro Alone

Me, Rubi and Angelica decided to go to Bellas Artes to go shopping in that area (Rubi desperately needed new shoes – she managed to find a nice pair for $88 (pesos) – just over $7 (USD) - and I wanted a book in Spanish). So as normal, the metro was slightly crowded (although it wasn’t horribly crowded). When we got to the platform, a train was standing there with the doors open and we debated going for it because we had no idea how much longer the doors would be open. Once it seemed like they’d be open for enough time to get on, we decided to go for it. Me and Angelica got on then looked behind us as the doors were closing and there was Rubi, standing on the platform. (Later, she told us that she was almost on and then a fat man pushed her out of the way and got on). We yelled through the window that we’d get off at the next station and wait for her. 

Well, after we waited for a bit and her train still hadn’t come, I pulled out my phone to see if maybe she sent a message and I didn’t notice. And sure enough, I had a message that included “my metro just caught on fire! So everyone has been taken off haha!” Me and Angelica weren’t sure if we believed her at first. It turns out that it was the carriage she was in that caught on fire! Something was wrong with the mechanics underneath it. We don’t really know what. After a while, me and Angelica decided to go back to Etiopia (the metro by the apartment) and meet Rubi there and nix the shopping trip for the day (or just go to Parque Delta, the mall by the apartment). So we left the metro and started walking then I got a message from Rubi saying that there was a replacement train and she should be leaving Etiopia soon. So we went back in the metro (what a waste of $3 (pesos) each). Well, it turned out a few minutes was actually a lot longer (Mexico time). While we waited, we decided two things. We need to hold Rubi’s hand when she goes on and off the metro (or possibly get her one of those leashes for small children) and that this occurred because she’s too young to ride the metro by herself. We decided the age limit is 20. In the end, we were waiting at Centro Médico (the station after Etiopia) for about a half hour.

After that, the shopping trip was pretty uneventful.