We're treated to an unexpected ending complete with spies thanks to your story, Vasigo! To read an ending that eschewed taking the implied horror track was refreshing.

The descriptions pull us into the setting, to where we can almost hear the locomotive's trek into the tunnel. We're given a moment of relief with the exchange between Joelle and the old man before it drops to an unnerving atmosphere with the code phrases between him and the stranger.

Luck was on the side of Joelle that someone alerted the strong man that she wasn't their target and that the spies's plans were thwarted. This will certainly be one trip she'll never forget!

~Bris