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School had finally broken up for the summer. At last I was finished enduring tedious school work and dull revision sessions for an entire three months. The relief washed over me and was a refreshing change compared to the throbbing headaches that had been occurring through out the entire school year.
The train station was busy and crowded and I struggled to push my way through the bustling crowd towards the platform in which my train was departing. However, my suitcase proved to be an effective makeshift shield as I held it defensively in front of my chest and pushed my way towards the blinking light of platform three.
After 20 minutes of impatient waiting, I finally saw a grimy train pull up at my station. I ran forward and stepped cautiously on the train, pulling my luggage behind me. The seats looked as though they were once a crimson red, but were beginning to turn grey from dust and dirt. I shuddered as I forcefully pushed my way towards two empty seats over by the left of the train.
I slowly sank down into the uncomfortable, derelict seats and fixed my eyes out of the dirty window. Sighing to myself, I reminisced in all the memories I had when I was younger and free of stress. My childhood was easily some of the best days of my life.
I smiled to myself and grabbed my tangled headphones from my black suitcase. Plugging them into my phone, I turned the volume up to full and blasted All Time Low to try and rid myself of the patronizing stares from the other side of the carriage way and the platform outside. I couldn't wait to escape this place.
The train eventually began to move away from the station and I rest my head gently against the crooked window frame. The window shook with each bump over the train track as if the plastic was about to fall out of the frame. The city's dark buildings and urban graffiti were slowly beginning to fade out, only to be replaced with carpets of colourful daisies and the occasional town or village.
As hours passed, the train began to steadily slow down to a halt and I knew I had reached my final destination. I yanked out my headphones and packed them into my heavy suitcase.Then, I quickly grabbed my luggage from the neighbouring seat and jumped off the grimy train onto the desolate platform. My black high top converse landed with a steady thud against the concrete and I heard the train slowly pull away from the station behind me.
Pushing my way out of the dark green doors and onto the empty road ahead, I gazed at the old sweet shops nostalgically. Everything was exactly how I remembered. I was home.