A Place Further Than The Universe

Chapter 4: Begin

Soon Ryan dropped us off, I carefully handed the bottle to Lavender, I'm glad she didn't complain

We walked over to the platform number, it looked very gloomy, with uncut vines hanging from pillars, little shops with a dim light, and vendors running around here and there, I heard children laughing but alas, I saw nothing

A mild fog covered the area, making it hard to see far, a metallic taste in my tongue as I swallowed my spit

A lack of people was noticeable, a few men were sitting on a bench and a trio of people were buying food from the vendors, no trains were in sight, just empty railways, like a candle with no flame

"Where's this Katrina?" Asked Lavender, staring at the strange place, "Let's look around a little, I'm sure Katrina will turn up" I said, not sure with my own answer "Hmph, okay" said Lavender, walking off

I hovered here and there, I even noticed berries growing on the vines, how interesting!

An old man approached me, "Excuse me, young lady" he said, warmly smiling at me "where is platform 2?" He asked "if you go to the station master's office there are a fleet of stairs behind it, take the one on the left and you should find platform 2 there" I said, the old man seemed pleased with my answer and said "you will find what you need on platform 3" before slowly walking away

"Platform 3?" I pondered, what could I need on platform 3?

In anticipation I swiftly made my way to the fleet of stairs I directed the old man, the station master seemed tired, a few books and....cookies were visible on his desk.

I didn't want to engage in conversation with him, so I simply walked pass him

Once I reached platform 3 I observed my surroundings, it looked the same except there was nobody there, no shops and no vendors, a stupid but scary thought popped in my mind
"If I died here, no one would know"

I immediately wanted to go back, I didn't need what I need anymore.

"I wonder if that man said the truth" I thought, looking around "what if he wants to kill me?" I quivered, it was a stupid thought but it wasn't in the moment

As I debated whether I should leave or not, I suddenly heard a girl huffing and puffing, along with the sound of a train coming

I walked down the platform to find the huffing coming from somewhere near the restroom.

Out of nowhere a girl ran right into me, got up, and basically flew down the staircase, dropping a purse in the process

"HEY!!!" I shouted, getting back on my feet, the girl had already left, "how rude" I mumbled

I brushed off the dirt on my pants from falling down, afterwards I noticed the neon pink purse lying on the pavement.

It was slightly big, but you could fit it in your pocket, there were teeny tiny roses imprinted on it, the gold handle gleamed

Out of curiosity I lightly pushed the handle, it opened almost immediately

My heart stopped, my jaw on the floor, there were $15,000 dollars in the purse, each note was $100 dollars

I looked around, nobody was there, I slowly picked up the purse and shoved it into my pocket, soon after, the train passed by, this is probably an abandoned part of the station, since the train didn't stop

I glanced at the wall, there was something carved into the old brick wall "Y_ _   _AVE   _ _UND   _HA_    Y_U N _ _ D" I didn't understand the rest

I started think whether I should keep the money or not, would it be a crime? Did she drop it on purpose? Why would she drop it on purpose?

All The nagging thoughts died away once I saw Lavender with another girl, I quickly caught up to Lavender, "Hey Lily! I finally found Katrina!" She said, paying no heed to the fact I RAN to her

"This is Katrina?" I asked, "Katrina" looking completely disgusted, "You don't know who the person we're looking for's face?" Replying to my question with another question "I know she's katrina because she showed me the texts you sent to each other, she also showed me your number

"Ohhh" I said, glaring at Katrina, she looked like she was about to go party, I guess that's how Russians dress

Katrina wore a dark pink dress, with a bag in one hand and the vodka bottle in the other, her complexion as white as snow, her heels made her look tall and her hair was in a ponytail

"Are we gonna go now?" She sarcastically asked, she REALLY has a lot of attitude "I need to meet my girlfriend soon" She said again "but...your here to see your sister aren't you?" I asked, surprised "Which was a LIE, my mom doesn't let me travel abroad, my sister was an excuse, after so long I'll see my girlfriend!" She happily sighed, I already figured out she's gonna lead us into a lot of trouble...

I have nothing to say- ROLL THE CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Katrina Martins: Still rude, but pretty sweet ig.

Old man: seemed kind, and warm, like a grandfather, he wore a blue sweater and black pants.

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