The Pale Door
The rain did not fall. It hung. A grey curtain. Wet wool. The smell of ozone and rust. We stood on the platform. The engine coughed. Black smoke. Thick. Heavy. It tasted of coal and old blood. Margaret held her bag. Tight. Her knuckles white. The leather strap cut into her palm. A thin line of red. She did not look at me. Her eyes were fixed on the tracks. The iron rails gleamed. Cold. Wet. She...
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