The BACK CARS! That's where Maddie wanted to be. She was going to a big T-H-I-R-D year next school year, and she was no baby! Babies sat in the front like she did when she was...a few months younger. Yup. That's right. Just a few months ago, she was TWELVE, and now she was THIRTEEN and an official TEENAGER. WHOOOOOOA.

She obviously thinks she's all grown up.

She opened a compartment door and slid in. EMPTY. Completely empty. That might also be because she was one of the very first to board the train, though. Maybe one of her friends or somebody she at least knew from classes needed a seat, too, and would come sit with her. The train ride always seemed soooooo long.

She swung her still short legs back and forth as she listened to the sound of silence. Her mind drifted to that owl she'd received from her mother not too long ago. A surprise trip to who-knew-where was waiting for Maddie! She was still holding out for Disney World in America!