NO ONE ASKED
The man in the olive T-shirt was the first to appear, then the woman wearing the dark glasses and mustard sundress and finally the young woman with the pierced nose: all using different access points, all looking for us.
Blanche glanced up at me in desperation. "What are we going to do?"
"Stay calm," I say.
Platform seven, filled with a rush of air, accompanied by the sound of electricity rattling through the track in front of us. The sound volume escalated as the red train, with HIGH BARNET VIA BANK, emblazoned in bright yellow lettering on the front carriage, clattered into view, its brakes squealing as it slowly came to a halt.
"MIND THE GAP! MIND THE GAP!" Announced an electronic voice o