Haunted States of America: Phantom of the Tracks

Haunted States of America: Phantom of the Tracks — page 3
the inside of his ear while squinting at his smartphone Kara watched a woman try in vain to get her four-year old to stop kicking the seat in front of them An older teenager wearing a knit cap stood in the aisle and blew bubbles with his gum The ride may be long but the people watching is fantastic She smiled as a song from the band Yellow Lemon played through her headphones It reminded her of the time she and Natalie saw them play at the Allentown Fair last August They’d spent the day eating and drinking too many root beer floats No matter how hard she tried Natalie could not stop burping The look of embarrassment embarrassment on Natalie’s face was worth all of the dirty looks they got from the people in the seats around them The train rounded a slight bend and the snoring sleeping passenger next to Kara pressed against her shoulder She was pretty sure if she got up the lady would fall over Great Kara thought I’m basically a prop for sleepy people She glanced up at the ads that lined the inside of the train until her eyes zeroed in on the station map They’d just left the Far Hills station and Peapack was HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA