Jane Routley's Blog - Posts Tagged "lost-child"
The lost child
Occasionally it happens. A mother struggles out onto the platform with a pram or a child, the second child is a bit slow in following, the train may be late, the visibility is poor, the door slams shut and the train takes off with the unaccompanied child inside.
In an American crime drama, something sinister would ensue, but in the real world there is still a lot of Benign about.
In the 2 mins it took for the train to reach my station, a kindly couple had taken the screaming child under their wing, red buttons had been pushed and everyone was on top of the situation. An anxious train driver rushed down the train and oversaw the couple handing the lost little girl over to me.
She was a dear little thing in a pink dress who told me that she was four years old. Once I’d reassured her that mummy would be coming on the next train and given her what presents my station contained – a bottle of water and an old children’s book – and promised her that I wouldn’t go away, she settled down quietly to play with the ticket machine. Few little kids can resist that touch screen. Ten minutes later a very relieved mother arrived and took her away - on the tram.
In an American crime drama, something sinister would ensue, but in the real world there is still a lot of Benign about.
In the 2 mins it took for the train to reach my station, a kindly couple had taken the screaming child under their wing, red buttons had been pushed and everyone was on top of the situation. An anxious train driver rushed down the train and oversaw the couple handing the lost little girl over to me.
She was a dear little thing in a pink dress who told me that she was four years old. Once I’d reassured her that mummy would be coming on the next train and given her what presents my station contained – a bottle of water and an old children’s book – and promised her that I wouldn’t go away, she settled down quietly to play with the ticket machine. Few little kids can resist that touch screen. Ten minutes later a very relieved mother arrived and took her away - on the tram.
