The Last Train to Nowhere
A man woke up on a cold bench in an empty train station. He had no idea who he was. His pockets were empty except for one thing: a train ticket. It read "Departure: Now. Destination: Veliska." He had never heard of Veliska. The big board above him was blank. No people, no trains, no sound. Just him and a ticket to a place he didn't know.
He decided to search the station instead of waiting. He checked his jacket again and found a folded map tucked in the lining. He opened it and read every city name. Veliska was not on it. But someone had drawn a small red circle in an empty spot, where no town should be.
He pressed his thumb on the red circle. The paper grew warm. Faint handwriting bled through the map: "Find the locker. 1-4-7." He looked up and spotted a wall of old lockers across the hall, the numbers fading on each little door.
Locker 147 held a single photo of the woman from the platform and a note: "She's waiting in Veliska. She's the only one who knows your real name." He pocketed the photo just as the train's whistle blew. He ran for the doors, his heart pounding with new hope.