Chapter 6 (Prompt 8)

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At 2:15AM, Watson woke to the lack of movement. The light in the passageway was enough to reveal Holmes awake and wary.

‘I don’t know where we are. We’ve been stopped for an hour. Now that you’re awake, I’ll go and find out why.’

Watson nodded, standing and stretching. The compartment was stuffy from the overzealous heating system and smoke from their earlier tobacco.  He opened the window a fraction and was met with driven rain.

A few minutes later, Holmes returned.

‘We’re stuck here.  Flooding has taken out the tracks ahead.’

‘I cannot see outside.’

‘There’s nothing to see.’

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