Today was a more challenging trip, as it was cold and I miss the 5:01pm train to Britomart so I have to wait for another 15 minutes for the next train. I was pressed close against the platform wall and my hands were inside of the sleeves of my jacket, each hand shoved up into the opposite sleeve. My head was pulled as far down into the jacket as it would go.
I was freezing in the cold, and to see the light in the quarters fronting the train station, where I knew the workers were warm, made me colder still. My hand were too numb to write, so I had to rely on my memory (which is not much considering the situation) to record my ramblings of the day.
It was a moment when I really feel that the earth stood still, not because of some alien spaceships landing on the platform, but because time seemed to drag ever so slowly until you will be conscious of each second passing by. I was sure that I shared the same chilly feeling with the rest who were shivering as much as I did – that feeling of unspeakable joy when you hear that beautiful toot-toot-toot of the train approaching.
Just as I stepped into the coach, a cute little child smiled, and then the whole world lit up. It was a cold trip with a warm smile, and that is good enough for me to last another train trip.
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