Immediately, the little girl’s mother covered her daughter’s mouth. “Shh, don’t say such things. She might hit you!”
Hit her? Does the lady think that I’m mental?
Despite the woman’s words, Sabrina did not react. Instead, she remained in her seat for the whole four-hour journey like a puppet with its strings cut.
Her eerie silence and stillness terrified the other passengers.
By the time she reached Yorksland, most of the passengers around her had opted to sit somewhere else. The seats around her were virtually empty.
“May I know your destination, miss?” The train attendant asked hesitantly. She must have noticed Sasha’s odd behavior.
Initially, Sasha wanted to ignore her.
However, when she trudged out of the train, she noticed that she’d reached the end of the train line. A momentary look of surprise flashed across her empty gaze.
“Does this train travel to Zarain?”
“What?” The train attendant gaped at her in shock. Is she all right? Why does she look so out of it? I can’t believe she asked such an outrageous question. After all, this train only operates within the country; it doesn’t venture beyond the borders.
Immediately, the train attendant went on her guard.
Her wariness heightened when she noticed a dark red mark on Sasha’s buttocks.
“Miss, this train only operates within this country. If you wish to travel to Zarain, you would need to switch trains,” the train attendant replied.
“How do I do that?”
“It’s simple. All you have to do is purchase a ticket to Zarain at the counter. Miss, do you want me to bring you to the counter?” the train attendant suggested carefully.
After Sabrina mulled over the offer, she shook her head. “It’s fine. Why don’t you help me purchase the ticket? I’ll wait for you here.”
With that, she drew out a stack of bills from her pocket.
The train attendant gulped as she stared at the bills clutched in Sasha’s grasp. “Miss, if I may ask, w-why are you traveling to Zarain?” she stammered nervously.
How unbelievable! Not only is she dressed strangely, but she doesn’t seem to be right in the head either. To top it all off, this woman just casually took out such a large amount of cash from her pocket without batting an eye!
The train attendant used her smartphone and texted the stationmaster in secret.
“I’m looking for my husband. He hasn’t returned from Zarain in a long time. I’m going to look for him and bring him home to meet our child,” Sasha murmured as she looked at the sky. Her eyes were as bleak as ever.
The train attendant jolted in shock when she heard Sasha’s explanation.
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