Tom couldn't hide his delight as he search for a compartment, he was beaming from ear to ear. This was it, he was about to start a grand adventure, he felt like an explorer of sorts, you know like those who went up mount Everest or in search of the North Pole.

Tom looked around, there seemed to be people talking in different compartments, in the end, he found one that seemed to be empty and he quickly put down his stuff and went and sat down.