"Attention to all passengers: The boarding gate closes 15 minutes before train departure time."

The announcement over the train station public address system, a final reminder to those of us who may have forgotten about the time while dawdling in the bar or a restaurant with our drinks or food or maybe try to have a quick nap. 
Only one more hour. Sixty very slow ticking minutes before I can leave this city and leave everything behind me.

Sixty minutes before I will embark on my first train ride.
Sixty agonizing minutes to kill.
Last chance to socialize without having to look over my shoulder and worry about a bullet for who knows how long?