He just stared forward.
“My mom gave it to me,” he said. “She told me to stay on the train until I find her.”
Daniel’s chest tightened.
“Where is she?”
Eli finally turned to him.
“I think… she’s still here.”
The lights flickered.
Just once.
But enough.
Daniel stood up slowly and looked around the carriage.
Empty.
Completely empty.
Except…
it didn’t feel empty anymore.
Part 4: The Name in the System
Daniel rushed to the control cabin.
His hands moved quickly over the old system computer.
Passenger logs.
Records.
Maintenance archives.
“Eli… Eli…” he whispered.
Then—
he found something.
A report.
Old.
Archived.
