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else.”
    “You know it.”  Making their way through the mass exodus was time consuming and finally
     Maggie just stopped and dropped into a vacant seat.  Jason stood for a moment in confusion.
    “Are you okay?”
    Maggie looked up at him.  “What?  Oh, yeah, I’m fine.  It’s going to take a while
     for the crowd to thin out so I figured what’s the rush?”  She sighed and just looked
     around the grand arena.  “Think of the history of this place,” she said in a near
     whisper.  “How many games, events, and concerts has it seen?  The number of people
     who’ve been here…it’s amazing.”
    Jason sat down in the row in front of her and looked around.   He’d never even given
     a thought to where he watched his sports, but the look of wonder on Maggie’s face
     had him thinking about her words. 
    “I know it sounds silly and a bit clichéd, but it would be amazing if these walls
     could talk,” she said softly, more to herself than to Jason.  With a quiet sigh, Maggie
     stood and stretched.  “Ready to fight the crowds once again?”
    Jason stood.  “I think we’ll be okay; it’s pretty empty in here already.”  Wordlessly,
     they walked up the steps to the nearest exit and he noticed how Maggie took one more
     wistful look over her shoulder before walking through the doors.  He wished that there
     was something he could say; something insightful but decided to just let her have
     her moment.
    They were outside finally and Maggie was a bit chilled but the thought of finding
     a cab seemed daunting.  Jason read the indecision on her face.  “It’s not as hard
     as it seems.  The trick is to walk a couple of blocks and then hail one.”
    Maggie nodded.  “That makes sense.”  They walked silently up 7 th Avenue toward Times Square .  The city was so alive, she thought to herself and even though they had walked everywhere
     during the day, there was something magical about the city at night.  How had she
     lived so long without experiencing so much?  The way that she lived had never really
     bothered Maggie before, but now?  Traveling with Jason?  She realized that there was
     an entire world out there that she was missing out on.
    Before she knew it, Jason had stopped and a cab was pulling up beside them.  She climbed
     in and listened as he told the driver where to take them and then sat back and watched
     the city streets speed by.  She didn’t realize that she’d let out a sigh until Jason
     spoke.
    “Did you want to walk some more?”
    “Oh, no, it’s just that there’s so much to see.  My feet are a bit sore and I know
     that taking a cab is the right choice…”
    “But…” he prompted.
    She smiled, “But, I like to think that I’m super-human and could handle walking the
     mile or so back to the hotel.”
    Jason chuckled.  “Well, if we hadn’t walked so much today I might have considered
     it but I’m not as super-human as I’d like to be either.  I think that tomorrow my
     body is going to be cursing me.”
    Maggie laughed out loud and Jason joined her.  When they arrived back at the hotel
     they commiserated like an elderly couple at all of their aches and pains and Maggie
     was literally having a fit of the giggles by the time the elevator stopped at their
     floor.
    Outside of her door, she took a deep breath and turned to face Jason.  “Thank you
     so much for such an incredible night.  It was absolutely the best.”
    He arched a dark brow at her.  “Seriously?  It was hot dogs and fist fights!”
    “Are you crazy?” she laughed.  “It was a chance to do something that I’ve always wanted
     to do!  It wasn’t about the food, per se, it was about the entire experience.  I finally
     got to experience a night at the Garden as an adult who got to scream and yell and
     watch her team win!”  Maggie caught herself before she flung herself at Jason and
     hugged him again.  She was starting to like doing that too much.
    With a