Broken Hearted

Submitted into Contest #27 in response to: Write a short story that takes place on a train.... view prompt

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Long Ago, in the 1800s, was a girl named Agatha Christie. She lives in a town called Cambridge, England. Agatha had brown hair with red highlights, her eyes were an emerald green, and she had a button size nose. She wore a Victorian gown Dress; The top was a white blouse, and the bottom was a brown and green skirt. She also wore a sun-bonnet hat.

One day Agatha woke up from her slumber. She went to the kitchen to make some honey green tea and some toast. After she was done making tea and toast, she walked peacefully to the table where her type-writer was at.

Agatha Christie is a very popular author. She is literally a legend. She is 27 years old, and she has made over 30 books. Her most famous book was The Forgotten Forest, and her most famous book series is Warriors of Freedom. She is well known for writing Mysteries. Of course everyone agrees that she is the best Mystery Author that has ever lived.

After she finished her breakfast, she works on her next book called The Amulet of Time. It is about a girl who accidentally travels back in time with a necklace and she has to figure out how to get back to the right era. Figuring out how the plot should go is a huge mystery.

Agatha is stumped more than usual. She can’t figure out how the story should go. Should the main character die or should there be elves? Should she be the prophecy or should there be bad guys chasing her? Yep, Agatha Christie definitely has writer's block. How will she finish her book before the deadline? How will she think of a good... no GREAT story plot? After a few minutes pondering on what to do, she finally made a decision. She says to herself, “I shall write on the train!” Agatha thinks better on trains. Whenever she is stump, she always winds up on a train and then writes her famous books... Maybe she was born on the train.

Agatha Christie packed for her adventure. She packs a few gowns, a toothbrush and hairbrush, glasses, two hats, a ribbon for her hair, some jewelry and her typewriter.

Its spring time and the sun is shining dazzling. The weather was so warm. As she walks to the train station, she takes a moment and appreciates life. The warm sun was shining on her face. It feels so wonderful. “Ah, what a glorious day,” said Agatha in her mind. The trees were at a full bloom with pink flowers and green leaves. The gentle wind had leaves falling off as she crossed the bridge. The water was a clear crystal blue with creatures swimming around. As she passed the bridge, there was a path that were completely surrounded with trees. She could see small creatures roaming around. Birds went up to her and flew around while singing. Two deer were walking across the path. One was just a baby that fell down. Agatha went up to the deer and helped her up. The two deer finally crossed the path. They turned around towards Agatha and bowed their heads to thank Agatha. She continued down the magical path of nature. She sees bunnies playing around, Foxes running towards her and rubbing against Agatha’s legs to play, Hedgehogs enjoying the sun and chipmunks collecting their nuts.

She finally arrives at the train station and immediately goes to the ticket counter. Agatha pays for her ticket and walked elegantly towards platform 7. As she waits for the train, she brainstorms and writes her thoughts in her writers diary for her next book.

Moments later, a huge crowd surrounds Agatha. People were screaming “A-Agatha can I get your autograph?” or they said “AH, Agatha I am a huge fan; will you sign my book? You even got creepy ones like,” Can I marry you?” or “I’ve been watching you, Ms. Christie.” She had a lot of different people coming up to her. She stops her brain from thinking and gives out autographs and signs a lot of books. When she sees the train stop at platform 7, she darted towards the train. Many people were running after her. She makes it on the train and immediately goes to first class. The private first class is only for celebrities The crowd was confused; Where did Agatha Christie go? Many people at the time didn’t even know there was a private first class.

“phew, what a crazy crowd.” said Agatha while she was catching her breath.

“Ah, mademoiselle would you like a refreshment?” said the waiter.

“oh, yes please.” said Agatha. “I would love some iced tea with honey, please.”

“Coming right up, Mademoiselle.” said the waiter with generosity.

Agatha was sitting in a booth near the window. She dug out her type-writer and started typing. 3 minutes later, the waiter brought Agatha her iced tea.

Platform 7 takes Agatha all around Europe and Asia. The first stop is Scotland. The train is now leaving and her brain is now loaded with ideas for her book. Here is what she is thinking: The girl is the prophecy; She dies at the end but she comes back to life, elves made the amulet, the elves trusts these scientists that walked on their land, etc; The list goes on and on.

When they stopped in Scotland, she finished her 1st chapter. Then when they arrived in Russia, she finished 2 chapters. Her book will be a success. If she finishes it before she gets to Paris, she can go to her publisher and get it published. This trip takes about a week, so she has to work hard to get it done.

The third stop was China, she finished 4 chapters. She had a few minutes before the train left, so she went to the gift shop inside the train station for a souvenir to take back home. She gets back on the train and walks towards her seat.

While the train was going to Japan, she took a break from her book to eat a late lunch. In the private first class she goes to the little restaurant inside the train. There were a lot of popular celebrities. For instance, you have Henry Asher who is a famous inventor, Katherine Bell who is a famous singer, Rebecca Dickerson who is a famous editor, and so much more. Agatha seated herself in the first seat she saw.

“What would you like today, mademoiselle”, asked the waiter.

“I would like your finest spaghetti with some lemon water please, Oh and some bread sticks too,” stated Agatha.

As she waited for her food, Rebecca Dickerson made her way towards her table and seated herself next to Agatha.

“Well, well, well, look what we have here, the famous author in the entire world. I am so honored to be in your presence right now.” said Rebecca.

“And I hear that you're the famous editor on the world. I am so glad to meet you.” said Agatha.

“So what brings you here?” asked Rebecca.

“I came on the train to write my book... I cannot concentrate at home so I write my books on trains.” stated Agatha.

“Oh, another book! I know you will do great, you always do and hey everyone has their way of doing things am I right,” said Rebecca.

They were elegantly laughing for a moment. Then everything went silent. Agatha says...

“Hey you know what, would you want to help edit the pages I am done with?” asked Agatha.

“Really, I am so honored... I will be glad to edit your book.” said Rebecca.

After they ate their food, they both went to Agatha's seat. Rebecca was revising Agatha's pages and Agatha was writing the remaining chapters of her book.

The train reached Japan; Agatha finished 3 chapters and Rebecca had revised half of her work. Agatha is so close to finishing her book and with the help she is getting from the editor is super helpful and is a lot quicker. By the time they get to Paris, Agatha will finally get to publish her book.

The train is about halfway towards Paris and Agatha finally finished her book. Rebecca was done revising Agatha’s pages. Now they just have to wait till they arrive in Paris.

Suddenly, the train seamed to be going faster and faster; everyone was panicking and screaming. Somehow there was another train in front of the train Agatha was on. They were about to crash.

Both trains collided and tipped over. Agatha and Rebecca managed to get out of the train and run fast as they could, but sadly they didn’t make it in time. Both of the trains exploded, leaving everyone dead. Agatha died with her unpublished book in her hands. She kept her book alive,, but the fire went on for hours and was spreading towards their bodies and the book.

Two horse riders were riding by. They got off their horse to see if there were any survivors but sadly no one survived. They managed to see Agatha Christie and the last book she had made. Luckily, they saved her book from burning. One rider worked for the newspaper so this was huge news that he had to do right away. They got the fire out and took the book from Agatha’s hands.

They rode as fast as they could towards Paris. When they got to town, they immediately went to spread the news. The next thing they did is that they went to Agatha's publisher. The riders told the publisher the bad news and handed the book to the publisher.

Years later, Agatha’s book was a huge hit. There were so much emotions while reading her book. Why did she die on the train? Why did she have to go? Our broken hearts can’t take it. Agatha’s soul is disappearing.

With Agatha’s notes, Rebecca Dickerson took credit for editing the book. They even made a monument for Agatha and Rebecca where they died. Agatha Christie is never a broken spark. She has enlightened everyone with her books and she will be remembered forever.

The End.

February 06, 2020 01:51

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Megan Vince
16:28 Feb 06, 2020

I know I have potential to be a writer! I just need to work really hard to become better. Im actually writing a book called The Amulet of Time. I don’t just make stories for the money. I make stories for the people who enjoy reading and I love encouraging others to read more. when I was a kid I read a ton. Then when I was older I realized it was harder for me to read so I gave up reading. I didn't challenge myself when I was a kid and I kind of regret my decisions. I found out that I was diagnosed with seizures and ever since that I blamed m...

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