Chapter 38: Giant worm
Nalira sat in her chair, repeatedly tapping her foot as she waited for a signal from Shaan. But strangely, she didn’t see anything at all. She then asked Chelsie, who just stood near the window. "
"Any sign from Shaan?"
Chelsie shook her head. "No, no. I don’t see anything around here at all," she cast her eyes around. "Is it possible that there’s something-"
Suddenly, their train started to move, and oddly enough, it was no longer facing the large boulder that had blocked their path. Good — it seemed that Shaan had successfully pulled the lever, allowing their train to connect to the side track.
"Looks like Shaan did his job well," Nalira nodded.
"Uhm... yeah, but I can’t see Shaan at all." Chelsie’s expression began to shift with worry. "Could something bad happen to him?"
"...."
"Lira, what do you think?"
"Elsie, don’t let your mind wander to strange things," Nalira said as she walked toward the locomotive room. "Right now, we need to start this train."
"Uhm... alright."
But just as they were heading toward the locomotive area, a strange tremor began to grow stronger, drawing nearer. Chelsie quickly turned to look out the window, and her face immediately paled.
"Elsie, what is it?"