The Train
to the Future
You could hear the train huffing and puffing from miles away. The metal giant slowly gets bigger and bigger by the second, until it finally reaches the station with a cheery ‘choo-choo’. After a few tired people hop out, the morning train welcomes new passengers aboard. A crowd of people flood the second train cart.
Unfortunately, the comfy cart fills up and two unlucky passengers are forced to relocate.
The first unlucky passenger, Roger Alexander, was on his way to a low-paying job in New York. He was in his early thirties, but looked like a dishevelled old man, as his beard and hair had a grey tint. A veteran of the First World War, he was limping, and ineligibility for healthcare wasn’t going to solve it. With the exception of an aged stetson, his clothes looked like old hand-me-downs. This poverty symbolized a man with nothing to lose. The second unlucky passenger arrives, and Roger immediately starts observing him. He sees a young, tall, seemingly wealthy man approaching. His name was Harold Schwartz. He wore a very expensive suit and carried a heavy suitcase. Despite not knowing the contents of the suitcase, Roger felt the obligation to help him. He offered him a hand and was thoroughly shocked by Harold’s relieved reaction. However, this relief soon disappears, for Harold refuses Roger’s offer.
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