The Midnight Train

Chapter 86

Live How the Dead Would If Only They Had the Chance

As the train continued along its track, the man who was dead explained himself to the man who was merely dreaming.

‘It is ironic,’ he told him, ‘that it only takes a moment to die, but a whole lifetime to learn how to live. And it’s been occurring to me, just as it’s too late, that I may have lived in entirely the wrong fashion for who I was inside.’

‘So you’re telling me my future is a waste of time?’

The Ghost shook his head imploringly. ‘You are still alive. Just asleep. It’s not too late for you.’

‘Not too late for what?’

‘To live how the dead would if they only had the chance. But to do that, you need to see what happened … to you and Maggie.’