Chapter 8 - THE MISSED TRAIN
Claire was late.
She ran toward the subway station, holding her coffee in one hand and her phone in the other.
She could see the train doors closing.
She ran faster.
Then suddenly…
her shoelace came undone.
She stumbled.
The doors closed.
The train left without her.
Claire sighed.
“Great.”
She stood on the platform waiting for the next one.
Seven minutes later, people started running toward the station entrance.
Something had happened.
Claire checked her phone.
A news alert appeared.
The train she had just missed had derailed several stops ahead.
Claire stared at the screen.
She couldn’t breathe.
She looked down at her shoe.
The lace was still tied.
She checked again.
It wasn’t loose.
It was perfectly tied.
Claire slowly looked toward the tunnel.
The next train arrived.
The doors opened.
Nobody got off.
Except for one woman.
She walked directly toward Claire.
Stopped beside her.
And whispered:
“You were never supposed to be on that train.”
Then she disappeared into the crowd.
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Claire never found her.
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