The shrill echo of the gunshot lingered across the abandoned station.
No one moved.
No one breathed.
The old conductor, Arthur Greene, staggered backward, one hand clutching his bleeding shoulder. Crimson spread across his faded uniform, dripping onto the worn wooden platform.
Lily instinctively ran toward him.
"Arthur!"
Lucas caught her wrist before she could take another step.
"No!"
At that exact moment...
Another shot shattered the silence.
**Bang!**
The bullet struck the platform exactly where Lily had been standing only seconds earlier.
Splinters of old wood exploded into the air.
Richard's voice echoed through hidden speakers surrounding the station.
"I warned you."
His calm tone was somehow more frightening than if he had shouted.
"This is your final warning."
"Boar
