DING. "The train has reached its final destination. Travelers are advised not to leave any luggage unattended." The mechanic voice coming from the outdated speakers echoed in the cart and made Dawn realize that she and the sleeping boy across the mid-aisle were the only passengers left. There were usually a lot of people traveling the same route as her. She pushed Sage off her lap, making him wake up just in time not to fall on the floor, and stood up to look down the aisle and through the windows to the next cart which also seemed oddly empty. Dawn pulled her bagpack out from under the seat, flung it onto her back and approached the door. Looking back over her shoulder, she realized that the announcement hadn't woken up her only fellow passenger. Dawn cleared her throat.
"Ex.. excuse me..." She tugged on the boys shoulder "The train's not gonna go any further." With a snort, he woke up with a slightly confused look in his eyes. "The uhm... it's the end station" Dawn mumbled.
"Right. Uhm. Yeah." The boy took a second to actually wake up and remember where he was and where he was going. He got up from his seat and swung his red sports bag over his shoulder. "Thanks for waking me up. Wouldn't have wanted to go all the way back again, right?" he laughed. For some reason Dawn couldn't initially figure out, the boy seemed quite out of place. They both got off the train to step out on a completely deserted train station. Not even the train contuctor was in sight. In slight confusion the two kids simply stood and stared for a moment. The silence seemed so loud, Dawn thought.
"Where the hell is everyone? I knew England wasn't going to be a massive kick but this is just retarded," the boy suddenly broke the silence, when Dawn realized what made him seem out of place - he was American.
"My brother is supposed to be here to pick my up. But he hasn't picked up any of my calls," Dawn contributed. The boy turned the shade of his cap backwards and pondered for a bit. Dawn was unsure if he had even heard what she had said.
"Well..." he said "this is ridiculous. I'm only here visiting. Do you know where there's a mart or a store or somethin'?" Dawn had to think for a bit.
"It's been some time since I've been here too. I'll remember when I get a little closer to downtown. You can tag along if you want to," she suggested, hoping to at least have some company while trying to get to the bottom of what seemed the the sudden disappearence of the most of the population.
"Sure thing," the boy replied and reached out his hand for her to shake "Matt." She grabbed his hand firmly.
"Dawn. And this is Sage."
