Day 426

The train was crowded and the air felt thinner with each stop they passed by.
There was no sign of slowing, no announcer declaring the destination.
It wasn't a surprise when the passengers panicked.
Fatalities were bound to occur.

It began with something innocuous (as these instances often do), a simple cough in carriage 4.
Saliva stuck in the wrong pipe and a desperate attempt to smother the effects.
This was only made worse with a casual snide remark of stay at home if you're sick.
There's always someone ready to go off at the slightest thing, this one happened to be close by.

A rant on the inconsiderate plague spreaders of the world began and tempers arose.
Counter arguments and counter-counter arguments were flung to and fro in the cramped carriage.
It took little time for this to escalate into an all-out fight.
One misplaced emphatic gesture led to chaos.

It spread quickly as the carriages on either side caught sight of the violence.
The train still showed no signs of slowing down or stopping despite the war within.
Several passengers were wounded, even more were unconscious or worse.
The original snide remarker was one of those unfortunates whose internal bleeding ended them.

After much fighting, eight deaths and multiple severe wounds the fighting died down in carriage 4.
The other carriages were in similar states of starting or ending their violent spree.
Sadly it wasn't the body count that made them stop, it wasn't the cries for help and mercy, no...
The train was slowing down and a stop was approaching.