A trip by West Rail Line
I
was standing behind the yellow line. Thousands of people were queuing
in front of me, just like a barrier blocking me to get into the
train. I realized that it was rush hour because many workers were
getting back to home. ”The train to Tuen Mun is arriving.” After
hearing this announcement, all people were being crazy! The war
started.
Millions
of people were rushing into the carriage, they were all jostling
their way in order to find a seat. I saw numerous ants sprinting! The
starting point was the yellow line and the end point was the seats. I
also heard loud, messy footsteps and a huge sound ”bump” when
people sit down. In a blink of an eye, all the seats were gone! I
wondered if we are playing a competition of grabbing seats?
How
unfortunately was I! Being the loser in the competition, I had no
choice but lean on a glass screen next to the seats. More and more
people were keep dashing into
the
train, ignoring the limited space in the carriage. I was just like a
little sardine fish being squeezed by hundreds of ton of other huge
fish! I could not even take a breath!
Sniff…Sniff…Where
did this smelly odor come from? Oh my God! The smelly particles were
diffusing from the middle-aged man’s underarm! It was a smell mixed
with sweat and bad egg smell. The smell was sneaking into my
nostrils. How disgusting it was and I could not help but grab my
nose.
In
order to diverge my attention away from the bad smell, I started to
look around the carriage. Most people were dropping their head, with
a mobile phone, most likely iPhone or Galaxy S series in their hand.
The carriage was in complete silence, no conversations, no laughter.
The atmosphere was COLD. The air was DEAD. Everyone was just doing
their own business, but rather than communicating with the person
next to them. I could feel the thick, concrete wall between people.
We were hedgehogs with sharp thorn, and we kept in distance with
others to avoid being prickled by the thorns on each other’s back.
Suddenly,
a loud, high pitch voice grabbed my attention. ‘Grandma, I want to
sit, I need to SLEEP!!’ His voice was deafening, possible to break
the glass. The dolphin voice from him really hurt my ears as if they
were stabbed by many sharp needles. It was so disturbing and
annoying. Angry eyes came from different directions staring at the
same person- the little boy. All of them pulled their long face,
murmured something under their breath. A cold war towards the boy has
out broken. I felt really ill at ease.
I
could not withstand the uncomfortable situation anymore. Luckily,
there was the announcement,’ The next stop is Tuen Mun.”
Eventually, the train arrived, and the war was over. I heaved a sigh
of relief. The unbearable trip was over. The war has finished.
However,
just as I wanted to step out from the carriage, a women with high
heel shoes stepped my feet violently. Oops, it really hurt! My toes
were like splitting away from my foot. From the very beginning till
the end, it was totally a terrible trip!
