Riley

The blast rattled the bus frame and I was nearly thrown out of my seat, and I had to catch Fantine by the waist to stop her from crashing into the window as the driver slammed on brakes and took us to a halt on the gravel. Smoke came pouring out from under the hood and the smell of burning tires filled the cabin, I could hear the younger guys in the front seats starting to panic and yelling questions at each other in unison as they tried to look out of the windows.

“Keep down, all of you go lay low and stay away from the glass!” I...