strangers into the unknown [district 6 train]
Apr 14, 2023 14:29:25 GMT -5
Post by d6a georgie cham 🍓🐢 frankel on Apr 14, 2023 14:29:25 GMT -5
Bryony FlemingIt is a bad omen that Gerard proposed to Bryony last night. She would have just run away as soon as he got on one knee, but it happened in front of everyone, all her family and his. That moment had been written for them both a long time ago. Their joining was supposed to be a cure for their families but being sat on this train right now, it must have been curse.
All is quiet accept the yearning of the metalworks of the train that occasionally screeches and sparks on the tracks down below. Bryony rubs the ring on her left hand, almost hiding it from herself and whoever is watching. An engagement ring is supposed to be a good luck charm but she wants to leave it behind under the carriage seat but there are so many what ifs that leave it on her finger.
Outside of the window, the world is fading into the night. The landscapes that flash by are barely recognizable in the dimming light. There is an acidic taste in the back of Bryony’s throat, her stomach is splashing about and the nausea is becoming unbearable. She plucks her eyes from the flickering images from the window. It is probably motion sickness, her body has never been this fast before. She needs a distraction to take her mind off this sickening journey.
The stranger sitting on a seat near her is her best choice or maybe the untouched jugs of water that are waiting to fill the glasses next to them. There is even wine but that will trigger the bile that is wanting to spill from her lips. ”My name is Byrony. I don’t know you, do I? I usually recognize a face that comes by my family’s shop.” It may be a good thing that she has never seen him before, someone that knows how to look after themselves rather than rely on the botched medicines her family creates. ”Do you want a glass of water or maybe that wine?” She is always serving someone but this she will pour the glass for herself first.