dark/dɑːk/
with little or no light.
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The train chugged into the quiet moonless night.
Where was I going? Wherever the train was taking me I suppose.
I don't know how I got here, or long I've been on this train, but it's clearly been long enough to have reached some sort of destination by now.
2 days, a voice whispered.
I looked around for the sound. It'd been happening more often in the past few hours, these strange whispers from the shadows.
I know I should be panicking having awoken in this rusty old train cart , but for some reason I've never been calmer. It's like I was meant to be here, all alone in this dark train cabin. Okay, well I wasn't completely alone. There was a girl seated in front of me, although I must admit she was quite rude. Despite my attempts to strike up a conversation she continued to ignore me. All she did was stare at her phone and watched Barney on a loop. She sat still like a statue, only occasionally moving when the train took its steep curve around the mountain side.
My stomach gurgled in hunger. 48 hours without food will do that to you I guess. I tried leaving the cabin multiple times, however it seemed like each time I tried the handle on the shattered glass door, it got harder and harder.
Not allowed, the whispers voiced in my head.
My stomach gurgled again, this time much louder. I pressed my arms to my abdomen hoping it'd help the pain when the cabin door creaked open slowly. Finally.
I wanted to run out if there and go home, wherever that was, but something inside me told me I shouldn't. I could see there were other cabins lining up the dark dirty hall, lit with only flickering yellow lights. There were silver glasses strewn all over and the walls were covered in black mold. A strange buzzing sound echoed throughout the hallway. There was no one there, yet there was, as I could feel their eyes watching me.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" I yelled out , hoping to get some answers.
The door suddenly slammed shut , leaving me isolated once again. Had I said something wrong? I felt like I'd missed my chance to get off this wretched train, maybe if I'd stayed quiet I could've made it off. But nope, I had to question things didn't I? It took me a while of self pitying and regret before I realized the glass of liquid placed in front of me.
Had that always been there? Surely not, I would've noticed it before. I grabbed it and gulped down the water to quench my dehydration. As the last drop slipped down my throat the train suddenly came to a halt. The girl in front of me fell off her seat and on to the ground, the barney loop still playing on her phone.
"miss are you okay? Are you hurt?" I asked, but once again, no response. My body began to feel heavy and my legs went numb. I couldn't move and all I felt within me was static. The girls body shifted for the first time and the head turned slowly to look at me directly.
A small smile formed on her face before the words that would keep me forever escaped her lips.
" welcome home your highness"
