I saved someone’s hand today..

Today, Valerie, my lovely fiancee landed on Schiphol airport and I picked her up. After missing 2 trains because we were too distracted by each other we finally caught a train to Utrecht. From there we hopped on the train to Soest, my hometown. When we just sat down in the train, and put our bag on the seats in front of us, a man just jumped on the train, BUT, his hand got stuck between the doors!
I only found out when a woman outside starting screaming that someone’s hand was stuck between the doors. I jumped up and felt all the adrenaline my body could produce in one second rush through my veins. I ran to the door and tried to pull the doors apart, but they were too strong, and then I punched the little glass window above the door, behind which was the emergency button to open that door. The door opened it’s jaws and the man was free. I walked back to my seat, and noticed that my hand was bleeding and that I had cut in 3 places.  Luckily, Valerie brought baby-wipes (not what you might think!) and I wrapped my finger in them. But then, the train couldn’t leave, because the door was apparently broken. Then the conductor fixed it and we were on our way, 10 minutes later.
What a heck of a day to start the holidays. But Im so glad Val is here.  And my brother is getting married tomorrow! Party!

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