February Fever (2014)
“The lights flickered back on.
Chaos erupted.
Passengers streamed up from the lower level like ants leaving a flooded nest. Others shoved and crawled to reach the exits, fighting against people coming in from each end. Parents called for children, men for women, women for men. Little kids (and some not-so-little ones) cried. I pulled Mrs. Berns toward the window in the hopes of waiting out the pandemonium.
Doghn squeezed in next to us. I wanted to elbow him, but in fairness, this was...n’t totally his fault. A stopped train and the momentary loss of power had as much to do with the panic as his ill-planned words. Still, I couldn’t let him off scot-free.
“You didn’t have to tell the whole car about the murder.”
He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a candy bar, which he ate as he watched two people fight over a bottle of water. “You might be right.”MoreLess
Chaos erupted.
Passengers streamed up from the lower level like ants leaving a flooded nest. Others shoved and crawled to reach the exits, fighting against people coming in from each end. Parents called for children, men for women, women for men. Little kids (and some not-so-little ones) cried. I pulled Mrs. Berns toward the window in the hopes of waiting out the pandemonium.
Doghn squeezed in next to us. I wanted to elbow him, but in fairness, this was...n’t totally his fault. A stopped train and the momentary loss of power had as much to do with the panic as his ill-planned words. Still, I couldn’t let him off scot-free.
“You didn’t have to tell the whole car about the murder.”
He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a candy bar, which he ate as he watched two people fight over a bottle of water. “You might be right.”MoreLess
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