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Railroads & Train Tracks

Tears streaming down her face,she raced toward the railroad as fast as she could.She remembered the look on his face when her sister told him that she was going “home”. Then she saw the railroad.She stood on the rocks next to the track and looked left and then right.Her mind was racing the thoughts of everything that had happened in her life so far. And then came the thoughts of him.He would probably be the only one who would seem to miss her or notice she was gone she thought.He was racing toward the place where he thought she would be,hoping he would get there in time.All he could think about is how he would have to live without her for years to come.He shook off the thought and went on.She was still thinking about everything wondering if this is the right thing to do.She heard the whistle of the train coming from a few miles away.He saw her and raced toward her hoping she wouldn’t make that mistake.She saw the train coming and took a step forward,but nothing could prepare her for what happened next.

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