The People on the Train

You’ve got to wonder what your fellow passengers are up to. Why do they think that they can stand outside the carriage and blow smoke in while they’re waiting for the train to leave? Why are they sending their children to sit on the seat in front of you and stare through the cracks? Is it to see if you’re awake for an opportunity to rifle through your bag? You know they’re scavy thieves when it’s term time; the kid’s obviously been thrown out. They also pretend that their mobile’s dead and get other people to ring their taxis for them. It’s the actions that they take that make you wonder if you should trust them. But everyone’s either too scared or they don’t care enough to act themselves. Not even the ticket inspectors do their damn job properly. And then the train company wonders why they don’t take in enough revenue. The result: a worse class of traveller and an increase in fares for those who do travel honestly.