TRAVEL As I close my eyes, fighting insomnia, I feel the train picking up speed, thundering through the night. The strange woman smiles at me from across the seat, her doe-like eyes twinkling. Her glossy locks dance in the breeze. I had thought she would have died after jumping off the speeding train, for whatever reason, slipping through my restraining hand. Just as the train enters a tunnel, I try to hold her. She dissipates slowly, leaving her seat empty as the train emerges into the moonlight. The lingering fragrance of her perfume is the only proof of her recent presence.
Michael Talledes
25/2/2021 12:19:26 pm
Their is always one that gets away! I love this piece.
Andrew Carter
25/2/2021 12:32:19 pm
Spooky, ethereal, and slick. I'm with Michael on this.
Mary Wallace
25/2/2021 12:35:29 pm
A haunting ghostly tale Silvan. Lovely.
Pamela Kennedy
25/2/2021 06:35:03 pm
Lovely....I can feel his wonderment....
Sue Clayton
25/2/2021 11:56:27 pm
A ghostly thank you, perhaps, for his attempt to save her.
Swapan k Banerjee
26/2/2021 06:14:28 am
Enigmatic and mysterious. Masterly touch, Sivan.
Susan Reid
27/2/2021 02:27:15 pm
Silvan,
Susan Reid
27/2/2021 02:29:23 pm
Sivan,
Marjan sierhuis
27/2/2021 06:20:41 pm
Beautiful, Sivan.
Krystyna
2/3/2021 09:50:23 pm
The alluring mystery lingers into readers’ thoughts. Exquisitely presented, Sivan.
Krystyna
14/3/2021 03:16:52 pm
CONGRATULATIONS on winning the classic 100-word story prize, Sivan! 19/3/2021 12:54:21 am
Poetic, beautifully written like a powerful, mysterious scene in a movie. Comments are closed.
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