Annie, Caesar, and the woman arrived in the Afterimage Rail Transit of the Philippines in Zamboanga City and each bought a digital ticket individually to Metro Manila’s Makati station. A minute later, the train arrived.
Boarding the train, the trio was met by the sight of sets of chairs seated face to face with a retractable table in the middle. There were many young passengers who alighted and boarded as it was getting near the end of Christmas vacation.
Annie and Caesar seated together, with the woman in front of them, calmly staring at them without uttering a word. It was extremely unsettling for the two of them.
“So…. what’s your name?” Annie uncomfortably asked to relieve some of the tension in the atmosphere.
“Sophia.” Sophia answered without saying anything else, di
