then you notice that the stranger sitting next to you isn't like the other passengers. Then, somewhere along the way you discover that all your baggage is wrong, too, and you find that you're ill equipped to survive on the trip you're on, but then. You try to reign in on your fear and convince yourself that maybe this new destination will be better than the one you had planned for yourself. The knowledge begins to weigh on you as you slide farther and farther from where you wanted to go. Any camaraderie that you may have shared with them before is gone since you're no longer one of them: you're a trespasser meant to be on a different train. So you creep back to your seat and try not to attract any attention to yourself because the strangers in the train have taken on a weird, plastic appearance. But, it's moving too fast that you know there is no getting off until it stops somewhere. Crushing fear that you can't ignore makes you rush around, looking for a way off it. You watch the scenery slipping past and try to find a familiar landmark, and for awhile you take solace in denial.īut soon, the terrifyingly unfamiliar terrain outside the window causes you to panic. You check your ticket and see that you have made a mistake- it's not the train that you have intended to be on. The excitement and wonder at the new experience slowly gives way to the creeping feeling that something isn't quite right. “It's a little like being alone on a moving train for the first time.
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