The Time Of Night

Chapter 1

Eyes open. I stared at the ceiling. It was Wednesday, I sat up and stared at my clock, 7:05. I did a boring morning routine, grabbed my bag and headed for the bus. It was a normal day in Whistleton. I sat on my regular seat next to Philippa, Pip for short, and had a normal discussion. It was all normal, until it stopped being sunny. It suddenly clouded over, we were stuck in overwhelming darkness. Suddenly the bus stopped, all the cars drove on as normal, going around us as they would, until we were the only ones there. The driver looked ill, pale and concentrated. But he drove off the road , into nowhere? We were already astonished by the sudden weather change. Kids went up to him and told him to stop, but nothing worked. We were all horrified...