What if... #4
What if...#4 What if the trains were always on time? Alice stood on a platform waiting for the train to arrive. She wore her big coat with the collar turned up. She shivered slightly. It had been a long morning already she thought, as she gazed across the tracks. From the corner of her eye she saw movement. A train was coming. Seeing it veer towards her platform she looked at the nearest overhanging sign to check if it really was her train. But the sign said 'do not enter'. The conductor kept everyone from boarding. The train had a malfunction, it was heading to the workshop. Numbness set in on Alice. She'd been delayed earlier this morning due to maintenance work that was behind on schedule and now this. She'd have to wait till eight to call the office. She debated going upstairs to get some coffee and wait in the hall where it was warmer. But a replacement had been announced and she didn't know when it would get here. Finally she managed t