" Why am I awake ? Why am I not dead ? " Not exactly how she pictured her evening , but perhaps a shortcut through the sleep yards wasn't all as grand as it chalked up to be . Poor dove , dangling by her ankles as one of spare chains had broken her fall leaving her swaying like meat in a butcher shop . Ignore her still , flapping wings , even more struggling to reach the chain and untie herself .
It's only upon giving up again that her gaze settles on the man . Either the blood's finally got to her head , or she's been caught . Neither are a welcoming thought .
" Shit . "
The man's shoes crunched through the gravel as he made his way through the shunting yards near the big station that night. He had a low-burning lantern in one hand and a clipboard in the other as he moved from railway track to railway track, seemingly checking the lines of trucks his engines had maneuvered and organized into their proper places.
That was until he heard a commotion from one of the worker sheds that made him freeze like a statue.
Vandals? No...they wouldn't dare...
The next moment, the controller was sprinting along the lines of trucks as fast as he could go. Not away from sounds but towards. Huffing and puffing all the way. The wooden door was pushed open with a hefty grunt, eyes frantically looking about for the source of the thrashing-rattling noises until he caught sight of...a lady? Handing upside down, of all things!
Came quite the booming cry. The lantern and clipboard had been dropped with a clatter. One second the suit-adorned man was standing there staring at her in shock, the next he was up the nearby wooden-stairs, scrambling towards the platform the other was hanging from by the chain. "Oh, dear! Oh, my-! Hang on, I can help you!" He assured immediately, his face marred with intense worry in the dim light. He stooped closer to the edge, reaching a hand out to her in hopes of her being able to grab a hold. Clearly, he was far more focused on this sudden rescue to even fully realize the wings. "Can you try to take my hand for me? I won't hurt you, I promise!"