the sleepy man at the door took her ticket and she stepped up into the car. she found and empty compartment, which of course wasn’t hard seeing as it was the middle of the night, and put her things down in a red velvety seat then attepted to get comfortable. as the train began moving she found it impossible to keep her eyes open.

Muted sunlight streamed through the window. Houses of the suberbs flashed past in teh early morning light. she noticed someone sleeping in the seats across from her. she wondered when he had come on and who he was. he seemed dirty and smelled odd. she edged around his grimy baggage and reached into her own pulling out her toothbush. She found her way to a bathroom and looked into the mirror. Her face was pale and there where dark circles under her eyes. Jac raked her fingers through tangled hair. she looked a mess. with a sigh she began brushing her teeth.