“Boy smells something weird on school bus, takes one look at driver, and calls 9-1-1 just as the sun began to pierce through the early morning mist.
Daniel Carter found himself waving goodbye to his parents from the bus stop; they wished him a great day at school, their voices filled with an infectious optimism that Daniel cherished. However, this morning would turn out to be unlike any other.
As Daniel waited, he found solace in the routine of waiting – the chatter of his classmates, the chirping of the birds, and the hum of the approaching school bus. However, today, the home was accompanied by an unusual sense of discomfort.
As the big yellow vehicle rolled to a stop and the doors swung open, Daniel squinted at the driver’s seat. The familiar kindly face of Mr. Peterson was replaced by the stern countenance of a man he had never seen before. He was burly with a tangle of uncapped hair, his eyes hiding behind a pair of oversized sunglasses. His classmates paid no mind to the change, absorbed in their own worlds, but Daniel couldn’t ignore the oddity. He recalled his parents’ advice, “Trust your gut, Danny. It’s usually right.” Something about the man’s demeanor was off-putting; his fingers drummed an anxious rhythm on the steering wheel, and there was a….Read Full Story Here.…,…
