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I was sitting on the morning train, going to work. The other passengers were sleeping or reading newspapers. I was also sleepy so I shut my eyes. Suddenly there was a loud noise and I opened my eyes. As I opened my eyes, the train went into a tunnel and everything went black for a second. Then it was light again, but everything was different. The other passengers had disappeared, and I was alone. Outside the windows the light was so bright that I couldn't see anything. The strangest thing was that I didn't feel afraid.
I looked along the train, but there was no one
else
there.
Suddenly, the train slowed down and stopped. The doors opened. I
stepped off the train, but it was still too bright to see anything.
Then I saw a young boy walking towards me, holding a teddy bear. He
looked just
like me when I was
a boy. He came up to me and asked me, 'What's your name?'
I said, 'My name is Stephen.'
The little boy said, 'Oh! My name is Stephen too, and I am lost.
Do you know where my
house is?'
He gave me the teddy bear and held
my hand, and we walked away into the white light. In front
of us
was a house. The door was open and we walked inside. Inside was a very
old man sitting in an armchair. He looked just like me, but much older.
'Hello Stephen, please come in,' he said. When he smiled I could see he
had no teeth.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise and everything went black. Then I was sitting on the morning train to work and the train was coming out of the tunnel. All the passengers were sleeping or reading newspapers. Everything was the same as before. The train stopped at the city station as usual, and I got off and walked to my office. Everything looked the same as normal. But then I realized that I was still holding a teddy bear.
Adjectives
alone:
Without any other people.
bright
(light): Very strong light.
strange:
Unusual or surprising, in a way that is difficult to understand.
afraid:
Scared.
lost:
In this case meaning 'cannot find your way'.
normal:
Usual. Not different from what you expect.
Verbs
hold sb's hand: To hold each
other's hands.
realize:
To start to know something, or understand something.
Nouns
a passenger:
A person who travels on a train, bus, plane, or car.
a noise:
A sound. Especially a loud or unpleasant sound
a tunnel:
A hole under ground for trains, cars or people to go through.
Adverbs
just like:
'the same as'.