“COBB: You’re waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you can’t know for sure. Yet it doesn’t matter…”

–Christopher Nolan, Inception

Write about the train station to hell. The one that never seems to stop. People keep getting on, but you’re not sure how or when. When will you get off? The words on the display are written in a crazy language, you want to ask your neighbor what they say, but upon seeing your neighbor, you think better of it. Outside the window, everything is dark, you start to wonder if the train is moving at all. A frail looking woman pushes a cart of what should have been refreshments up the aisle. She says nothing as she passes you, but you call out to her hoping she can tell you where you are. She turns. Her eye sockets are empty and dark. ‘Nevermind,’ you say. She walks on. Finally, the train jerks to a stop and everyone is ushered out….

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