Run. (5SOS)

Part 1

Late one-night Calum sunk back into his seat as the train clicked its way along the tracks. He'd been on the train for a few hours now and was exhausted. He'd just tried out for an important football scholarship at a University in a nearby large city. Deep down, he didn't know why he wanted the scholarship anyway or why he'd travelled so far for it.

As he looked at all the messages asking how it had gone. He was reminded of why he'd done it. His teachers, coach and basically every single person from his small town had anticipated it. With no other clue as to what he was going to do next year he decided to take it. He knew he'd played well today, so there was a good chance he'd be selected. He was glad to a degree, but a small part of him wondered whether he'd made the right choice.

He saw the thick splotches of rain as they hit the window pane, they made loud splashes as they did so. With an annoyed sigh, he slipped his headphones into his ears and let the energetic beats drown out the noise. With headphones in place he looked around noticing that the train was empty by now, the only other visible passengers a pale blonde-haired boy further down the carriage who looked to be avidly playing a DS and a woman a few rows in front dressed in a suit who looked to be fighting sleep.

With a loud sigh, Calum scrolled through his phone as he decided he wanted to see what his mates had been up to for the day. A few seconds later the screen began to freeze and stall. Nothing seemed to want to load. Painfully a small loading symbol appeared on the middle of his screen. Sure enough, a few seconds later his phone blinked at him that he had no reception. Must be a tunnel, he frowned. The train continued to click along the tracks and he looked outside noticing that the lights of the city they were approaching were still visible. They weren't in a tunnel.

Must just be a tower down from the weather. He thought to himself, as he put his phone away. His phone was basically a brick without reception and therefore no internet. There was nothing to watch outside either. He slumped into the seat and closed his eyes going back to listening to his music instead.

Another hour to go, he sighed.

Calum felt the train pull to a jarring stop and opened his eyes to see which station they'd pulled up at. They weren't at one, and it was pitch black outside. The only visible sight his own reflection in the rain splattered mirror. Suddenly the lights above him began to flicker and dim. He heard small gasps of surprise from the other passengers.

A moment later an inhuman groan came out over the loudspeaker. All the passengers jumped as suddenly the carriage was plunged into complete darkness. Calum stood up quickly looking around for a sign of anything amiss. He looked towards where the other passengers had been sitting and he couldn't even see the light coming from the other passengers DS.

The lights will come back on in a minute. Calum told himself, there's just a fault with the train.

Shouldn't they be making an announcement by now? Calum wondered as he squinted his eyes trying to look into the other carriages. Surely some of the other passengers would be trying to work out what was going on. Yet, the others in the carriage didn't seem to be so concerned, he couldn't see any signs of movement outside their carriage.

Silently he waited, the only noises the rain splattering on the train's windows, and his breathing. The time crept by, and he began to grow nervous. If there was something wrong with the train, then why had no-one come to tell them what was going on?

There was a small creak and the train jolted slightly. Calum grabbed onto the seat in front to stop himself from falling. Even as his heart beat quickened, he kept telling himself everything was fine. Someone would be here soon. There was just a fault with the train. He could see the lights of the city again. When he looked closer though he could see some of the lights flickering. It was probably just a power outage from the storm too.