I opened my eyes. I thought a blinding bright light would have greeted me, but no. In fact, it wasn't that bright at all but dimmed, in a warm tone. I slowly blinked, taking in my surroundings, trying to process where I was.
The obvious explanation: I was in a train compartment, but not a modern one like they use in traffic, but an old one with wine red comfy velvet seats, little overhead shelves for luggage, a big window, and dark wood-paneled walls. The hard explanation: I simply didn't know where I was, how I got here, or where I was going. The fact was, I was in an old train heading somewhere unknown.
I looked at my reflection in the window, saw my messy
black hair hanging down to my shoulders, my face all scratched up and a big wound on my forehead. I was also wearing my favorite ripped up jeans jacket, a white hospital gown, and my black high tops. At least I had some sort of sense for fashion, for wherever I was, even though I couldn't explain the hospital gown. I waited for a bit, slid my hands in my jacket pockets, a common gesture for me. In my pockets, to my surprise I found my headphones and an old iPod, I haven't used that in years. On the other was a picture strip. I pulled them out and placed them in my lap. I plugged in my headphones, of course only my old music was on there, but it welcomes me like an old friend. And as I heard the first tunes, I moved my lips, silently sang to the music. I was surprised I still knew the lyrics. I watched the grey and white sky pass by, not really focused on where I was going, captivated by the music. A tear rolled down my cheek. Then the next until I couldn't hold any back anymore. I scrunched up the photo strip, not even looking at it, the memories were too painful to bear. I remembered everything going dark, then all the pain was done. It was like a burden falling off my chest. A massive one.
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Not your turn- Demise express
FantasyA young woman finds herself in an old fashioned train compartment. She has all her memories exept for how she got there and where she is going, fading in and out of consciousness, she finds out more and more about her Destination and the others on t...