4
Inside, she saw someone sitting in the last compartment.
Ayan.
Exactly the same as before.
No age, no change.
Her voice trembled —
"You… where were you?"
Ayan replied softly —
"I never left. You were late."
"What do you mean?"
"The day I disappeared… there was an accident.
I was on this train.
This train only stops for those whose waiting remains unfinished."
Tears filled Meghla's eyes.
"Then… am I dead?"
Ayan smiled and shook his head.
"No.
You are alive.
And that's why I cannot leave."