Write a short story that takes place on a train.

Posted in High School on Oct 26, 2022

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“"Alice"” by Ruthanne Walters

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I felt a cool breeze travel down the hairs that complimented my spine. Tiny goose bumps raced over my scalp and onto the surface of my arms. I curled my toes that lay hidden in my floral sneakers. I propped up my backpack up and slip my fingers between school books to find one of my favorite books, “Alice in Wonderland.” As I flip the pages, I feed my imagination endless imagery that plays a movie in my brain. I thought of the sassy caterpillar that spoke to Alice in the tree and yet how polite she remained. The poor rabbit that always seeme...

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“Lux Aeterna” by Ellen Grace

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“Quick! Hide!”Mr Grey scrabbled free from the table in the middle of the train cabin and squeezed himself underneath the seat while Aurelia took a photo of the cards on the table then rearranged them into a game of solitaire.Footsteps outside the cabin door grew louder, and then a figure – distorted by the frosted glass – appeared on the other side.A knock, followed by: “Tickets, please.”Aurelia grabbed her bag and pulled out her ticket: a piece of paper reading ONE TICKET (CHILD): EXETER TO GLASGOW OVERNIGHT. It had several perfectly circul...

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“Route 34” by Priya Madan

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As Jacob stepped off platform 12 and on to the route 34 train, his thoughts momentarily faded to nothing. The numbing buzz of codeine began to cloud his senses and make his fingers tingle as it did every time Jacob took this lonely train ride. The jolt of the train pushing away from the station bought Jacob back to reality. Although, the images racing behind his eyes were as loud to him as the scraping clunking wheels on the tracks.The flash of passing dilapidated suburbs comparably dull; obscured by the fluorescent lights. Lights ...

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“Please, mind the gap” by Maria Rafoncel

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A red curly strand of hair interrupted Christine´s line of vision. She blew a breath of air upwards to remove it, trying to shuffle as little as possible, not wanting to make physical contact with anyone or anything in this crowded space. The air smelt of bodily odor and a hint of pee. She could feel drops of sweat starting to pool in the nape of her neck. That´s what you get for sleeping in for too long and ending up taking the busiest train of the morning. She cursed at herself internally, swearing that it would not happen again. The robot...

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“The Woman on the Train” by Frankie Jackson

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I’ve always loved trains. The smell is awful and the crowds make me claustrophobic, but something about being nobody in a sea of nobodies brought a sort of tranquility which could only be found on places like the internet. There were dozens, maybe a hundred people confined in a single small space, but at the same time, every train was empty. Everyone’s attention was focused elsewhere, in a different place and time.The train rumbled loudly, winding out of a tunnel and into the open sunshine as light streamed in through the windows. I too...

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“The Time I Spent on Train Car 8” by Kate E

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As I walked into the station, a crowd of school children swarmed the nearest train; excitedly running and jumping onto it as if imagining themselves outlaws riding the rails in the dead of night to towns unknown, or else having just narrowly escaped the dreaded clutches of the law after robbing the nearest bank. A flustered school teacher followed behind, attempting to corral them into a single car like so many unheeding sheep. I couldn’t help but think that if the day continued on as it was clearly starting out, the battle of wills that wou...

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“Big Hearts Big Moments ” by Manon Jean

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Of course a plane ride home to Edinburgh would be faster. That's of course if you have the ability to blend in a crowd. If this were any other day Dave would gladly take a flight home. Heck, he would pay the extra 200 Pounds to travel first class. But today was not one of those days. Just yesterday his face was plastered all over London, on every news channel imaginable and every Facebook page. He is a Cardiac surgeon at one of the best hospitals in the city. Everything about his life was normal, if not spectacular un...

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“Questions” by Terry-Ann User

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How did I end up here? Why do I have to be on this stupid train? I ask myself, my chin resting on my knees. My arms locked around my legs tightly to keep them in place, rocking myself slightly back and forth in a motion I’ve always found soothing. I hate trains, I always have. It hasn’t even started moving yet and I’m dreading the terrible rumbling sound it makes and its horrifyingly fast speed. I’ve always felt trapped whenever I had to take the train, the stations being underground and the fa...

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Write a short story that takes place on a train.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 128 stories

“"Alice"” by Ruthanne Walters

“Lux Aeterna” by Ellen Grace

“Route 34” by Priya Madan

“Please, mind the gap” by Maria Rafoncel

“The Woman on the Train” by Frankie Jackson

“The Time I Spent on Train Car 8” by Kate E

“Big Hearts Big Moments ” by Manon Jean

“Questions” by Terry-Ann User

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