Matthew Cadow

The Runaways

Clang! Martha shot up suddenly. The loud noise woke her from her deep slumber. She was in a private compartment in what clearly had to be a train. She could hear it rolling over the tracks below as well as a slight puffing sound from steam evidently blowing upwards somewhere nearby. The only light came from a light bulb overhead. What time was it? Looking at her watch, Martha could see it was 4:27 pm. She must have dozed off some time ago. She hoped they were close t0... "wait a minute, where am I?" she muttered.