Im used to riding a train on a daily basis, It’s basically what I have been doing for the past few years. I came to Jozi for those golden opportunities, but for now I’m still putting together my education.

Apparently in 2024, the was no way you could do astronomy so easy, but for now I’m in 2073. I can’t believe China just finished building a neighborhood with flying houses, I should book a flight soon enough.

Oh-now?

Now I’m on my way to home, as you can see the sun is about to go down anytime soon, but I should get home before it sets. Not that coming to Jozi is a new thing for me, I just live next door In Pretoria.

You will find me at the Old Skinner Road, In the middle of the CBD. I live in one of the rooms, in a tall flat building. It’s really easy to get there, If you coming from the south, just go to Paul Kruger Square and head north. If you coming from the north, which is mainly Pretoria Station. Just take a 4 minute from Bosman rank then kaboom! You are in my hood.

Not really a hood-hood, It’s more like business center, I just happen to have found a room there. I can definitely say you don’t want to know about my roommate.

There’s definitely a lot I have to tell you, This is basically a letter, everything in the future is not basically what they tell you in your time. I had to find a time capsule which was able to send this letter to 2024. So long ago…

Anyway. The story is about me, not the whole other bunch of people. So, this year we currently have an African girl making waves as the second-black President of South Africa in 2073 imagine. Took a damn while.

Today’s train is moving slower than everyday, I wonder who is driving it, I should give him a piece of my kicking ass talent. Yes, he is a him (Most of the men still prefer driving cars). My boyf… My roommate told me that I should not go to school today, like the heck I would listen. We argued about this, because he went as far as to hide away the keys, then he blocked the biometric security lock. Meaning, I can’t use my fingerprints, my card, my keys or anything on me.

I got this very dark feeling in my classes today, A minute can’t pass by without my medulla thinking about him. He really creeps me out.

Tjo, I can’t believe it. I have written so many words the train has not reached any station, by this time I would be at home sitting down on my single couch, having my noodles, watching Netflix or watching Scandal! Or reading some Fundza books-Gosh! sounds cosy with roomie ofcourse .

Maybe I should get you further into the details, maybe the train is just having a bad hair day, Or should I say.. A bad engine day.

OK, Currently the country is not in a good state. Some uptight formal kangaroo politician was torched last night, and the President’s son died a week ago, apparently he was injected with ‘Venom’ poison. Let me not spoil it for you, I also tried to send the book to you with the time capsule, like the way you got this one. It just needs a few touching up then walaaah! You can see for yourself.

Wait, Is this flash-fiction? Wow-what an era you living in. This means I have to finish my story in about 100 words less later. Maybe by that time I would have gotten home, and who knows you might get to know my name.

I still have not reached Rosebank yet, Imagine how many hours it would take for me to even get to Centurion. Atleast (Not bragging HAHA) we have full time robots on the streets, they actually do a better job than human police in 2024, those human police apparently by the history books. They were manipulative and were always eating those round circle brown balls of dough that is put in oil.. Arghh what are those unhealthy things called again?

No, seriously speaking its late..From 5 to 7PM?

Wait, what if I’m alone in this train.

It can’t be, right? I can see People in front of me and next to me. I’m putting on my headphones, which are basically blocking every-sound to my sight right now.

Oh goodness, My heart is beating so fast right now, I should take off my headphones and greet one person, just for confirmation. What if it’s a Zombie or Alien?

And People no longer greet each other a lot, What if they kidnap me? Or do they want to take my designer bag, I worked at a night-time restaurant as a waitress to buy this bag, Until that Chloe AI robot took my job. I would have bought Gucci tracksuits, for when I go to events when it’s snowing with the money I would have saved by now.

Yes, It’s guaranteed that it snows every winter In South Africa. We are just like Americans this days. Except that they are more advanced. They already have AI houses, AI electricity and AI everything. They basically have the robots to do anything for them (even going to school).

If you need me to send you guys a sequel of this thing I’m writing, please just don’t hesitate to tell. I will try to beat my time capsule to send you guys more of this stuff. But please, If anything dangerous happens to me.. Please change it for me. You must be confused now, Let me brief you.

If my past is changed, then I won’t have to get into this train. Maybe I should take out my..

Oh-no! The train just stopped!

The people are screaming, I just took out my headphones!

No! The train is falling into the water bridge. I don’t know what to do, I’m just busy writing and writing. I should have listened to that silly Roommate of mine, So annoying. I can’t believe what is happening right now, The annoying-heck is happening?

I can’t believe I’m saying the word annoying, while I’m in a train wreck.. Gosh, I can’t call right now for some reason, It’s not like people I’m gonna call are going to do anything to stop this.

The first cart of the train has fallen into the pool of water, or lake… Or dam, I don’t know what the heck am I saying, I always pass by this bridge or water everytime I go home. People are screaming, I swear I’m going to be dead from their screaming.

I hope this is not the last time I am writing to you, I just discovered this whole time thing. I am so scared right now. The train is turning… Slowly turning into the water, What if I die?

No.. I just can’t.

We still have to discuss that blood & water series, listen to XXXTENTACION or maybe do something aesthetic. Not this!

If ever you people in the past get this letter, Please just warn my parents, to teach me laws of listening to warnings of my b.. Roommate, maybe I should have listened to my boy… To my Roomie, I would not be here.

OK. I’m going now, Maybe this one-night will be just a dream. For now, let me just join the passengers and scream for help.

~some girl from the future.