stop screaming

today’s bus ride turned into pure chaos before we even pulled out of the parking lot. everyone was talking over each other, shouting across the aisles, laughing way too loud, and basically making enough noise to shake the windows.

our bus driver was standing near the front, talking to someone, and you could see the exact moment she’d had enough. she whipped around, eyes wide, and shouted at the top of her lungs: “STOP SCREAMING!”

but instead of quieting down, the bus just… kept going. some kids got even louder just to see if she’d yell again. others acted like they didn’t hear a thing. the noise was ridiculous — like trying to have a conversation in the middle of a tornado.

when she finally sat down to get ready to drive, it was obvious she was done with us. if that ride had been a video game, we were already on our last life.

lesson: maybe don’t push the bus driver’s patience before the trip even starts… you still have the whole ride ahead of you. UPDATE: uhhhh... so they keep screaming ok byeeeee