The Green Bean Machine
Chapter 3-The Cliff
I hesitated for a few seconds, absorbing all of this shock. I thought about what I was staking. Suddenly, I had a scheme and thought about all of the people I would help, or save. I sprang into action. The train had tipped to its right. Therefore, instead of sitting next to the window I was idly staring at, I was sitting on the wall next to the door. "Hermione?" I asked, hoping there was an answer to her name. When I looked over to my right, I saw Hermione's thick hair in a pile. I hoped she was under that pile of tresses. "Yes?" she answered bleakly. "Hang in there, girl, I have a plan, I just hope it works. If I can do it, I'll get you out first. Don't worry. If you are bleeding anywhere, use part of your robe to soak it up and apply pressure to it. Hold it for about two minutes. I'll be back very, very soon. Hang tight." I got my rat cage and, not even bothering to check if Click, my rat, was okay I set it by Hermione. "No, Dana. I think I'll manage for a while, go help the others." I wasn't sure if I should take her advice because she was in a satisfactory state or if she was trying to be tough. There was no time to decide know. I had to get my plan into action before I worry about the outcome. I opened the door and jumped down. I found myself on another wall, on my hands and knees. I had to keep my head low to avoid a lung-full of smoke. I saw a group of Prefects a little ways down the aisle. I crawled down to them. They weren't getting anywhere with what to do as far as plans. Then, they noticed me. "Go back into your cabin," a few of them said in unison, orderingly. "No," I said firmly. My response shocked a few of them and they didn't say anything, but an irritated look came on most of their faces. "I have a plan-," I realized my voice was shaking. I was very afraid to do this, not knowing what would happen. "This is how the plan will work. Go, or in our case, crawl up and down the aisle and yell that Dana Higgins will come and rescue you from the large window in their compartment. And that is what I will do. Make sure you yell it loud, quickly, yet comprehensibly so will understand and sit tight." That was the best thing I had ever done in my life, so far. I had to carry through with what I was going to do. A few of the Prefects were still sitting in shock from my reply and, most undoubtedly, the traumatizing accident. "Go!" I shouted and they all came back to the bona fide world and started shouting up and down the aisle. I let out a huge sigh of relief only to suck it back in. I still had to rescue everyone. I hoped that conditions wouldn't get worse. I got back into the compartment that Hermione, and Click, were in. "Do you hear the Prefects?" I asked. "Loud and clear," was Hermione's reply. She seemed to be fine, but I couldn't tell. I crawled up the bench that I was sitting on at one point in time, not knowing something like this would happen. I got to the top of the bench. "Hermione, get to one side of this compartment, stand up and put yourself flat against it." That was what she did. I didn't want to tell Hermione what was going to happen or she might have lost her marbles. Shielding my face with one hand, I punched the window with the other. Glass shattered. I know my hand was covered in pieces of glass, it felt like my hand had fallen asleep. When I looked out of the window, I saw a hole large enough for me to climb out of. So, I did just that. When my upper torso was out of the train, I realized it was a windy day. Moreover, when I looked over the train, down where the wheels were, I discovered we were inches from falling down a cliff with no end, as far as I could tell. I froze. I knew I had to do this carefully, or we would all fall to our doomed depths. I took a deep breath and climbed out of the train.
Chapter 3-The Cliff
I hesitated for a few seconds, absorbing all of this shock. I thought about what I was staking. Suddenly, I had a scheme and thought about all of the people I would help, or save. I sprang into action. The train had tipped to its right. Therefore, instead of sitting next to the window I was idly staring at, I was sitting on the wall next to the door. "Hermione?" I asked, hoping there was an answer to her name. When I looked over to my right, I saw Hermione's thick hair in a pile. I hoped she was under that pile of tresses. "Yes?" she answered bleakly. "Hang in there, girl, I have a plan, I just hope it works. If I can do it, I'll get you out first. Don't worry. If you are bleeding anywhere, use part of your robe to soak it up and apply pressure to it. Hold it for about two minutes. I'll be back very, very soon. Hang tight." I got my rat cage and, not even bothering to check if Click, my rat, was okay I set it by Hermione. "No, Dana. I think I'll manage for a while, go help the others." I wasn't sure if I should take her advice because she was in a satisfactory state or if she was trying to be tough. There was no time to decide know. I had to get my plan into action before I worry about the outcome. I opened the door and jumped down. I found myself on another wall, on my hands and knees. I had to keep my head low to avoid a lung-full of smoke. I saw a group of Prefects a little ways down the aisle. I crawled down to them. They weren't getting anywhere with what to do as far as plans. Then, they noticed me. "Go back into your cabin," a few of them said in unison, orderingly. "No," I said firmly. My response shocked a few of them and they didn't say anything, but an irritated look came on most of their faces. "I have a plan-," I realized my voice was shaking. I was very afraid to do this, not knowing what would happen. "This is how the plan will work. Go, or in our case, crawl up and down the aisle and yell that Dana Higgins will come and rescue you from the large window in their compartment. And that is what I will do. Make sure you yell it loud, quickly, yet comprehensibly so will understand and sit tight." That was the best thing I had ever done in my life, so far. I had to carry through with what I was going to do. A few of the Prefects were still sitting in shock from my reply and, most undoubtedly, the traumatizing accident. "Go!" I shouted and they all came back to the bona fide world and started shouting up and down the aisle. I let out a huge sigh of relief only to suck it back in. I still had to rescue everyone. I hoped that conditions wouldn't get worse. I got back into the compartment that Hermione, and Click, were in. "Do you hear the Prefects?" I asked. "Loud and clear," was Hermione's reply. She seemed to be fine, but I couldn't tell. I crawled up the bench that I was sitting on at one point in time, not knowing something like this would happen. I got to the top of the bench. "Hermione, get to one side of this compartment, stand up and put yourself flat against it." That was what she did. I didn't want to tell Hermione what was going to happen or she might have lost her marbles. Shielding my face with one hand, I punched the window with the other. Glass shattered. I know my hand was covered in pieces of glass, it felt like my hand had fallen asleep. When I looked out of the window, I saw a hole large enough for me to climb out of. So, I did just that. When my upper torso was out of the train, I realized it was a windy day. Moreover, when I looked over the train, down where the wheels were, I discovered we were inches from falling down a cliff with no end, as far as I could tell. I froze. I knew I had to do this carefully, or we would all fall to our doomed depths. I took a deep breath and climbed out of the train.