Like Busses In The Night
I am coming home from work on what might be one of the worst days since the start of the health crisis. We were understaffed, ran out of stock, and had a line for the entirety of my five-hour shift. While I am walking home, a bus stops beside me and the driver pops the door.
Bus Driver: “You heading to West Edmonton Mall?”
Me: “Just a bit further.”
I’m preparing to explain how I forgot my wallet and don’t have the fare.
Bus Driver: “Get on.”
Me: “But—”
Bus Driver: “No, nope. I just had to call 9-1-1 on someone who overdosed. I could use the company.”
So, I got on the bus and we talked. She was running late cause she had stayed with the man until the ambulance showed up, and she was understandably a little shaken up. I talked about how I had been at work all day and nothing seemed to have gone right.
She was really kind and understanding, and she was just what I needed to feel a little better.
I don’t actually believe in fate, but I do think she was one of those passing ships that you meet in life. Thank you, random bus lady, and I hope I was able to make your day a little better, too.
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