Saturday, January 17, 2009

Chapter 3*UPDATED-LOOK*

Over the next few days, I realized that I would never regain the ability to see color. I didn't especially care, as outside of assorted elementary schools, there was nothing worth seeing with color. The group on the train called themselves Ghosts, although it was unlikely that they actually were ghosts. But seeing I had survived getting abducted by a train, anything was likely.Andre kept telling me I was picked up on accident. They had meant to pick up Lillian with the sharp, metal implement they picked me up by, which was the cause of the long gash along my shoulder. Strangely enough, it healed in a few days. Conversation was few in number, but when it occurred it was very confusing. So here I am, on a train that isn't really a train, for a reason that completely deifies all faith in god. Fun.
"Um...Josh?" Andre waved a hand in front of my zoned- out face like some impatient 10 year old.
I looked up. He was carrying a large stack of newspaper. "You might wanna see this. It should explain some things." He set them down on the wood floor. On the top page, heavy ball-point pen boxed around article about reincarnation:

"The lush quad and neat lecture halls may be misguiding, but if you look at the corners of Miami University, you'll see it's no normal school. Students have been disappearing periodically for several years. Alumni Julia Wilde says its likely because of a local legend. "The train tracks over here are supposed to be closed, but I've heard rumors of an old-fashioned train going by that doesn't go into any station." She says, 'they' being older students, "But maybe its just a way to creep out the freshman."
It could be a prank, but this odd local legend is becoming an odd local crisis. Classes are getting smaller and smaller, and worried parents are pulling their college kids out of the University for safety. The staff of the school are-"
It cut off, then in small type read, "continued on page 3b". I shuffled through the papers for page 3b, with no luck, and looked up again to question Andre. He had gone to another part of the train.

2 comments:

  1. If you get bored and stop writing, I will be very mad at you. I want to see where this story goes.

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  2. I like the update. Much better, because it creates more openings for a plot, while also adding caps on the story. If you start writing with no caps, your story will grow out of control.

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