The Russian train worker pulled Olivia firmly into the carriage and shut the rear door of the caboose. Fortunately for the naked American girl, the door led into a vestibule of sorts, which was separated from the rest of the train car. So the other passengers riding in the carriage could not see Olivia in her state of undress. It was just Olivia and the man in the blue uniform standing in the small area.
Unable to take his eyes off of her unclad body, he asked, "Why were you being chased by Vulmonian border security officers?"
Olivia tried her best to hide her breasts and crotch behind the large manila envelope. "It was a case of mistaken identity. You know that crazy old man who collapsed on the platform? Well, he kept calling me 'Olivia Williams' for some reason. He claimed that I was American."
The Russian railway employee furrowed his brow. "So, who are you really? And where are you from?"
"My name is Tiffany Tiddles and I'm from Moose Jaw, Manitoba in Canada." Olivia reached into the envelope and pulled out the fake passport. She handed it to the train worker. He opened it up and studied her photo along with all of the fraudulent information, which was printed on the same page.
"And you have a ticket for this train?"
Once again, Olivia opened the gold paper sleeve. She fished out her rail ticket and passed it to the man. He looked at it to make sure that it was indeed for the Moscow express. "Okay. Good," he said in his gruff Russian accent. "But I have to ask, Miss Tiddles, why on earth are you ... naked?"
Olivia heavily sighed. "Vulmonian border security insisted on strip searching me. They put all of my clothes into that plastic bag that I was holding. It took them so long to examine me, I didn't have time to get dressed before I had to run and catch the train."
Olivia decided to omit the part of the story where she had begun masturbating, even after the officers told her to get dressed and board the train. She did not think that that particular bit of information would endear her to the Russian train worker.
"And then, as you saw for yourself, one of boarder security officers grabbed the bag with my clothes. He yanked it away from me as I was getting onto the train. So ... now I have nothing to wear." Olivia hung her head and lowered her gaze as her cheeks turned crimson. Then she looked up at the railway employee. "Please Sir, do you have anything at all that I could possibly use to cover myself? Please, I'm desperate!"
"Wait here," he told he as he quickly opened the door leading into the main part of the train car. Olivia pressed herself up against a wall, trying her best to stay out of view of any passengers who might catch a glimpse of her nude form.
Then he returned a few moments later with a spare uniform and a pair of slippers. "We always keep extra uniforms onboard. And I swiped the slippers from the sleeper car. Here," he said, offering them to her.
"Thank you," Olivia said with sincere gratitude. "Thank you so much!"
"No problem," the Russian rail man shrugged. "Seems like you've been having a rough morning."
Olivia closed her eyes and shook her head. "You have no idea!"
She quickly dressed and then the Russian train worker escorted her to her seat. She received a few odd glances and raised eyebrows from fellow passengers, seeing as how she was clad in an ill fitting rail uniform and slippers. But they were not nearly as strange as the looks she would have gotten had she remained naked.
As Olivia sank into her seat, she rested her head against the window and gazed out at the landscape, which was speeding by. She thought about her pregnancy - the fetus that was growing inside of her. Should she get an abortion? Should she have the baby and give it up for adoption? Should she keep it? Could she do that? Keep and raise Judge Thorsky's baby? What would her parents have to say about that?
Then a thought suddenly occurred to her. What on earth had become of Judge Thorsky? The last time she had seen him - just moments ago - he had been clutching his chest and falling over on the platform back at Nulmara City train station. What if he had had a heart attack? What if he ended up in a hospital bed incapacitated? Or what if he was ... dead? Was it possible? Might she actually be free of her captor ... permanently? If Judge Thorsky died, was it still possible for her to be arrested in Russia and sent back to Vulmonia to have the baby? She hoped not.
Soon she was thinking about Bogdan. Would she ever see him again? Was he going to be alright? Would Judge Thorsky - if he survived - punish his butler for helping Olivia to escape? Could Bogdan be arrested and prosecuted? Olivia decided that when she finally made it back home, she would try to look up the young manservant online and contact him. She was sick with worry, not knowing if he was going to be okay.
Not long after sitting down, the hypnotic rocking of the train caused the anxious thoughts, which racing through her mind, to slow down and eventually cease. Soon she dozed off into a restless slumber.
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Fifteen hours later, Olivia was startled out of her thoughts by an announcement in Russian soon followed by English. "We have now arrived at Moscow Rizhsky railway station. Please make sure you have all of your personal belongings when you exit the train." Olivia looked down at the manila envelope laying across her lap. It was the only possession she owned at that particular moment. And she certainly could not afford to leave it behind on the train.
As she made her way toward the nearest exit, she looked around for the Russian train employee who had lent her the uniform and slippers that she was currently donning. After buying new clothes, should she try to make arrangements to return the borrowed garments? At the very least, she wanted to thank him. However, as she looked around the train car, he was no where in sight.
Olivia walked down the steps and off of the train. She then spotted him down at the other end of the platform. He was handing over larger items of luggage to passengers. As she approached him, he looked at her and smiled. "I trust you had a comfortable journey, Miss Tiddles. Even if it was a bit long."
"Yeah, it was good, thanks," Olivia replied. "Um, what should I do about the uniform I'm wearing. If you could tell me where the nearest clothing store is, I could go quickly buy something to wear and then return this to you." Olivia grasped the lapels of the oversized blue blazer.
"It's okay," the Russian train worker replied holding up his hand and shaking his head. "We have several spare uniforms. And besides, after everything you had to go through in order to catch the train, don't worry about it. Don't even give it a second thought."
"Thank you! That's really kind of you!"
"No problem, Tiffany!" He then returned to his task of returning bags and suitcases to their rightful owners.
Before exiting the rail station, Olivia needed to pass through Russian immigration. She broke out into a cold sweat as the Russian immigration officer scanned her fake passport. Olivia held her breath. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest. Would her faux passport work? Had the Vulmonian border security officers contacted Russian immigration? Had they flagged her passport? Was she about to be arrested by the Russian police. Would she be returned to Vulmonia in shackles? Would she be forced to give birth to a baby that she did not want for a man who may or may not still be alive?