Suddenly — the screeching of brakes! From around the bend came a tractor. It was a farmer. He had heard strange cries and rushed toward the tracks. Without hesitation, he stopped the tractor on the crossing and ran to the woman.
A second before impact, he grabbed her wheelchair and pushed it aside with all his strength. The train thundered past, missing them by inches.
The farmer was breathing heavily, dust swirling around them, and the woman was trembling all over.
— You’re alive. That’s what matters, — he said, gasping.
She looked at him with tears in her eyes and whispered:
