A Hidden World

Chapter 1: One Thing Leads to Another

The man glared at me as he stooped down and picked up his brief case which I had accidently knocked out of his hand. 

      " S-sorry" I stutter. Gosh, the bus ride was really bumpy today. I shuffled away from his so the next  time we rounded another sharp turn I wouldn't send his glasses flying. We jerked to a halt and sat in traffic for 20 minutes. I glanced impatiently at my watch. I was supposed to in dinner with my parents in 5 minutes, what was taking so long? I strained my neck so I could get a better view of what was happening. I guess I wasn't the only one who was fed up because a man pushed his way up front and started to yell at the bus driver if he could go any faster or change lanes. The driver now really angry stood up.

        " Listen, it itsn't my fault that there's so much traffic so stop shouting your obscenities at me! Either you get yourself and your sorry behind out of my bus or sit down and shut your nasty mouth!" With that, the bus driver jammed his finger down on a button and all the doors opened. I guess there was a third option for the man because before I knew it, the driver was on the floor and the other man was flexing his now split knuckles. 

" Hey!" One elder man shouted. " You ain't got no right hitting someone older than you, young man! Learn some manners!" A whole lot of other people yelled in agreement with him. Obviously, the man didn't like being confronted like this and soon half the men on the bus was, hitting and cursing. 

I need to get out of here I thought. But I caught sight of a teenage boy who had been knocked off the bus and was now lying unconcsious on the gray, stone pavement. I hurred down the steps and bent over, checking to see if he was ok.  His ice, blue eyes fluttered open uncertaintly and I gently put a hand on his arm to help him up. Just a few seconds after I touched him something totally bizzare happened. He looked at me, his face went slack. Sudden the boy gripped his temples with his fists and screamed, his body tensing all over. And then, the images started seeping in.