The Last Car

Stand clear of the closing doors. Please.

Photo by Stephen McFadden on Unsplash

The connecting door rattled, like someone was trying to pass between cars. Candace heard it in the recesses of her mind, her attention focused on the game on her phone. The doors rattled often as people changed cars—a common subway transgression when someone needed to get away from a a smell, a spill, or a slimeball.