Playing cards in the train did help me kill time during the boring travel, but I had to rest because I could not keep my eyes opened any longer. After all, had been playing cards the whole night and the tine was 2 a.m. I gave up the so-called “last game” and headed into my narrow sleeper. Before long, I fell asleep while my companions were still enjoying their games.
“Wake up, man. Our stop is coming up in ten minutes.” John, who was the leader of the traveling team, woke me up. I looked at my watch. The time was 4:10 a.m. I got up and jumped off the sleeper. Like the other members, I began to collect my belongings on the table and put them into my backpack.
Accompanied by the tune of Chairman Mao’s favorite song – “The East Is Red”, the captain announced, “Next station,
Five minutes later, the train pulled into the station and gently stopped by a platform. I watched outside through the window. Outside was dark and I could not see anything. Following the team members, I stepped down from the train. Standing on the platform, I saw the station building which was very small and apparently closed. The only light that I could see was from the headlights of the bus that was waiting for us by the station. I caught up to the team and boarded the bus.
I was the last one who got on the bus. Not long after I found a seat at the back and sat down, the bus started off. No light was turned on in the bus and no light could be seen through the windows. I could not even see my fingers when I put my hand in front of my eyes. The bus soon began bumping and shaking after it left the station and ran onto the gravel roads. Worse than that, the bus was climbing uphill and kept making turns once for a while. With the endless darkness and the sickness, I started an excruciating ride that was leading me into the heart of
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