Kid Spoke
I am hungry, the kid said. Between all the silence, Tim heard the kid speak for the first time and he didn’t know why was he feeling good to hear his voice. Tim was waiting for this young guy to respond to the kid, surprisingly he didn’t. He behaved like he didn’t even hear the kid. After a pause, the kid spoke again and this time he was louder than before. “I am hungry”, the kid said again. But again, no answer from the other guy.
Tim Intervened
Tim didn’t find the behavior of the young man who seemed like he doesn’t care about the little kid who was hungry amusing. “I will stop at the gas station for a refuel, you can buy some snacks for the kid”, Tim said. “No, there is no need, we are fine”, the young man replied. By now, Tim was on the verge of an outburst. Being a father of two daughters he felt for the little kid. Still, he stopped at the gas station.
The Gas Station
Tim stopped for refueling the bus and went to the store to buy some snacks for the little kid to eat. He bought some chips and candies kids usually loved to eat. After returning to the bus he gave the things he bought from the store to the kid. The kid with his watery eyes and innocent face looked at Tim and took the snacks from him with one hand as his other hand was held by the guy who was watching Tim and the kid through sides of his eyes.
Back To Bussiness
Tim left the duo as they were and as he sat on the driver’s seat his eyes could see the little kid eating like he hasn’t eaten anything for weeks. Tim smiled to himself and started the engine and geared up the bus to its usual route. But little did Tim know that he was about to find out something really surprising about the two passengers who were sitting on the bus just behind him. What did he find out? You too will find out soon…
A Less Travelled Route
The bus and the trio were on the road stopping on the all the stop this bus was meant to stop. Several other passengers came and left, but this duo didn’t get off at any of the stops. Where were they going? What were they even doing on the bus? Is everything all right with the kids? Questions like these took over Tim’s head and he started to get worried as he can’t even ask them to leave because they were just kids and looked lost.
Tim Remembered Something
We all know it’s not a good thing to check on passengers in a rearview mirror, still, Tim was a good man and all he cared was about the little kid who reminded him of his own kids. Something in his gut was telling him that he should pay attention to the kid. There was a strange feeling inside him that made him scratch his head and then he figured it out. He found out what this all was about and then things changed drastically for all three of them.