Bus XLI

Louisa: I’m sick of this bus. Watching the world whizz by, unable to touch it. Who knows what we’re missing out on?

Scott: I just wish I could teleport home

Louisa: Look how fat and greasy we are, never walking further than the bus stop and then gobbling down a load of snacks

Jack: Speak for yourself

Louisa: Why don’t we get off at the next stop and walk? Think of the adventures we’ll have. Think of the self-improvement.

Jack: If we must. You coming, Scott?

Scott: I guess...

Louisa: You won’t regret it

They disembark. Outside it’s cold and near-dark. A wolf howls in the distance.

Louisa: What time’s the next bus?