It Was Right Behind Me

From: Holly (cupid14@charter.net)
Story type: NDE
Location: Train Tracks
Source: Form Submission

I remember, that on the 4th of July, I got into a horrendous fight with my mom about something. Out of sheer anger and hatred, I ran off on my bike and ended up @ Bay State Abrasives, our old train company and station in our town.

I was feeling suicidal, like I was gonna wait for a train to come and run me over. But I was too late. The train already went by. So I decided that, since trains don't come through as often as they used to, I'd take a walk on the tracks, believing that the trains were over. I didn't get very far, when, behind me, I heard the horn of a train heading right for me! I screamed and stumbled my over the tracks, with the train not far behind, and leapt off of the tracks and landed face-first down the hill and into the dirt. I stood up and succeeded in making a fool of myself by waving to the train. After in disappeared into the distance, and around the corner, I keeled over onto my side. I don't know how I didn't hear it coming up behind me. I just bent over on my knees and cried. My emotions, my body, was now taking over my mind, and I no control over my emotions what so ever. My tears were falling like a downpour. I felt crazy, and started murmuring over and over, "He let me go, oh my god, he let me go..."

It was then that I had a flashback at when I was younger, and me, my sister, my dog, and my dad went walking on the train tracks and a train was coming after us. It was also then that I realized that life is perfect, no matter what happens, and you might only get to live it once. So you may as well enjoy it. And since this incident, several of my dreams have consisted of NDE by train, or walking on train tracks. And since then I always look both ways before I cross the tracks. Major adrenalin rush.