The station hums with silence.
It’s nearly midnight, and the last train departed
hours ago, leaving the platform still and echoing. Overhead lights flicker in
yellow hues, casting long shadows that dance across the tiled floor. A vending
machine hums softly in a corner, its contents untouched, glowing faintly behind
glass.
Outside, rain glazes the windows in diagonal streaks, blurring the reflection of
street lamps. The air is filled with a damp chill and the faint scent of metal and
oil. Every sound is exaggerated—the squeak of my shoes, the buzz of the overhead
lights, the distant rumble of thunder.
Benches sit empty, their plastic surfaces cool to the touch. A crumpled newspaper
rustles in the breeze sneaking through a cracked door. For a moment, the space
feels suspended in time, as if the world has forgotten this small, quiet corner.
There’s beauty in this stillness—something cinematic about a place meant for
movement now resting. The station, emptied of people, becomes a stage of
possibilities. A story could begin or end here, or quietly pass through, unnoticed
but unforgettable.