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| An abandoned railway...story of my life... |
I should tell you, I am in no way dramatising this one. This was actually what happened...so yeah...The train that me and my boyfriend were on also was due to leave at 21:53 on Friday 3rd December. Me and The Boyfriend got there early, because we had to pick up our tickets. I was stupid...I take full responsibility for being so damned stupid. Everyone reminded me to write down my booking code, but I was like 'no we won't need it.'
We arrived twenty minutes early to find the 'pick up tickets' machine was blocked off by tape...we though no these barriers wouldn't stop people buying their tickets (well we are more important than the rest s it won't stop us, everyone else can...go jump...to put it politely...) so we strategically stepped over it, and the boyfriend yelled that we did need the code.
Crap. I had to search my laptop for the saved file. I had a heart attack because I could not find it! I began stupidly yelling at my one and only and my mum ... who was on the phone and knew that it was all down to me but could not help myself, I screamed until I was blue in the face but by the end of it, I had no doubt upset my mum which makes me feel like I should be dead, and upset my boyfriend which makes me feel unwanted and unloved...
Basically, I upset two of the most important people in my life because I am a moron.
Hannah and Alex arrived shortly after my drama queen appearance, which was worthy of an award for having a tantrum for no apparent reason, thank you hormones!
So Alex, he was searching in his bottomless pit of a bag for his rail card. Observing his rabid searching, his face explained so much. Eyes wide in horror and a panicked increased intonation, he rambled something about going home to get his rail card because, he forgot it!There was literally FOUR minutes until the train was due and our house was at least that to get back to at a normal pace. We all said no, that it wasn't worth it but he went.
Hannah, was frantic, she was nearly in tears fearing for the life of the rail card and her fiance, she at one point dived after him and The BF after her. I was left standing at the platform with enough luggage to supply about ten charity shops and wondering what the hell I do if no one is back in time for the train...because I would have to miss it too and this would make me angry. With like a minute to spare Hannah and my love came back but still not a sign of Alex.
I looked down the platform and saw the bright headlights of doom coming into dock at the platform and all three of us were panic stricken. As the coaches pulled up to us we collected our baggage and prepared to alight the train...a yell behind us made us stop.
SOMEHOW, as a heroic Alex ran back, he had managed to get back to the house, unlock three doors, search frantically for a railcard, and get back in time. Amusingly enough...his fight was in vain because he took Hannah's keys and his door key was on his set of keys....FAIL!
In conclusion, Alex is some sort of superhero with maddening speed but he did not pull off the retrieval. NOONE checked the rail cards!
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