A young girl ran down the winding city streets of her hometown, her backpack slung over her shoulder and a duffle bag held tightly in her arms. She kept her eyes low as she quickened her pace. She didn't want anyone to recognize her as she ventured downtown on that early morning hour. People didn't seem to notice the girl as she pushed her way against the crowd towards the train station. That was fine by her. She dug through her pocket to check if the train ticket she found that night was still there. A ticket that she had bought in her dreams and discovered on her dresser when she woke. She felt some comfort at the feeling of the paper between her fingers, a sign of her only chance of escaping the never-ending madness of her life. Upon entering the station she quickly glanced around to see it was sparsely filled with the few people who headed out to work at such an ungodly hour as this. She ignored the people and ran down a set of stairs to the main tracks. A large clock told the girl that her train would be leaving in only a few moments, which was just the way she wanted it to be. There was no time for anyone to stop her if they figured out her plan. Everything was perfect. She broke into a sprint down the last of the stairs and along the long platform. She turned around and walked backwards to make sure she was not being followed. Nervously she pulled her backpack higher on her shoulder and quickly turned around again to find herself face to face with another girl. She had no time to stop herself before colliding into her, forcing both of them to tumble to the ground. She rubbed her knee and began to apologize when the bell tolling the train's departure rang throughout the station. She grabbed her duffle bag, jumped to her feet and dashed for the train doors with the other girl, and someone whom she suspected must have been the girl's friend, close on her heels. All three leapt onto the train just as the doors closed behind them. The entire car was empty other then the three girls. Panting she found herself a seat and plopped down, trying hard to catch her breath. She opened her eyes to see the girl she bumped into sitting across from her. The girl simply smiled at her. There was something about that smile, something that she could not put her finger on. The train started to move. Relieved to be finally on her way the girl let out a deep sigh and bid a goodbye to her old life.
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