Shawn Cagle

A Train of Choices

Max Haymont squinted his eyes, he had a pounding headache jolting through his skull and he seemed to still be in a daze. A sudden bounce and a clunk woke him up completely as he tried to catch himself on the wooden floor. He looked around frantically; it was dark, but he was able to quickly realize he was in a train car. The car creaked as it rocked back and forth on the track, metal clanging could be heard around him. The train car had a dusty and industrial smell to it, all was the common environmental of train freight car. Max heard a groan next to him, he looked over to find Reggie sitting next to him on the floor. Reggie Bronson wore his typical Oakbend High letterman jacket, a model athlete that had been friends with Max since pre-school.