It was the second day of a 10 day trip…
18 year old Danny and his mom Diana were taking a very long overdue vacation.
The first was spent covering distance to get to the Rocky Mountains. The trip including stopping at some point each day for an afternoon or evening at some interesting spot. Lots of amazing scenery and a lot of walking to do. The train was nice and modern and they did have a compartment. But rather than the 2 beds they had booked they had a single couch. The beds having collapsed and been removed from the other side on the last trip.
The train was full and it was take that compartment or skip it. Danny said he could sleep sitting up and she was small enough to sleep on the rest. He was half right. The first day was all traveling but the second was busy. Diana was beat. And as she lay trying to get comfortable she cursed.
"Something wrong mom?" he asks.
"Yes dammit. This excuse for a couch stinks."
"Yeah. Really. But ya know we are stuck with it and what passes for carpet under us is not very padded. You said you could not sleep there even with extra blankets remember?"