[ MP ] One moment in time .

A loud whine vibrated against my bones. I pulled down the lever, the digital number read seventy. Several letters labeled it as miles per hour. I sat up and walked down the cabin, picked up a speaker hooked against the wall. `` Attention passengers.'' I spoke. `` We should be getting to our destination soon enough, remember to make sure you closed the door between train cars to ensure our safety. As always, thank you for riding with us!'' I hooked the speaker back onto the wall and sat down. 
 
 Outside of the train's window was pitch black, the only thing visible was the tracks. Then suddenly I could see a different colored shape ahead, before I could react, the different color revealed itself to be a human. He had his arms up, as if he was going to hug the train. 
 
 The train stopped, it would be impossible for it to stop so suddenly. I looked behind me and the door leading to the car behind was half open. The engineer inside the doorway was frozen, face in the midst of yawning. I was confused and decided to get off. The train refused to budge, so I approached the man in front of the train. He was like me, he was able to move in this odd moment. He collapsed in front of the train, sobbing. 
 
 `` Are you stupid!?'' I yelled before I could try and retain my anger. `` What the hell was that? Never in my four years of working had I had to deal with the likes of you!'' 
 
 `` I'm sorry. I just had enough.'' He sobbed. `` There's nothing left for me! Nothing!'' 
 
 `` Yeah, right. I'm sure there had to be something in your life you could love.'' 
 
 `` My parents died, I'm the only child. I was an asshole growing up, hell I was sure my mom did n't like me anyway. No body likes me, hell... even *I* do n't like me!'' 
 
 `` What about your job?'' 
 
 `` I clean toilets! I do everything close to the things no one wants to do. I get paid so little, I was practically a slave.'' 
 
 `` Significant others?'' I started to feel for the boy. 
 
 `` Not even prostitutes like me! The moment I get into the hotel, they freak out and gave me my money back and demanded me to leave.'' 
 
 I sighed. `` What about me? What about the passengers inside? You'll scar us for life.'' 
 
 He was quiet. `` I did n't want to die alone. I do n't want to die in my home, nor jump off the building with the insane security nowadays. The train was the only way for my body to be quickly discovered.'' 
 
 `` Very well. Good luck on the other side then.'' I stood there awkwardly, unsure what else to say. He smiled toward me. I walked back into the train cab. He waved at me, smiling like he was on the docks and I was on a cruise ship shipping away. I smiled slightly and waved back, trying to hide the sadness that lurked beneath. He returned to his wide arms position, and the train suddenly jolted forward. A thump followed and blood splattered across the window. 
 
 `` What the hell was that?'' The engineer asked. 
 
 `` Suicide.'' I simply said as I pulled the lever down until the miles per hour read zero. 
 
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