Euphoria's POV
I sat at the bus stop. My leg was bouncing up and down as I tried my hardest not to throw up. I wasn't prepared! Maybe I should go back home! Yeah? That sounds like an amazing plan! Only one flaw....if i went home....my life would be even worse than it already is.
I looked down the street and saw the bus coming. The loud screech of the breaks finally knocking me out of my disoriented state.
I got up and took my small duffle bag in my arms. I am not the most prepared for running away from home...
As the bus came to a stop, i looked up at the driver as they opened the doors. He was a gnarly looking man with a salt and pepper beard that gave me the eebie jeebies!
Other people filed off, probably on their way home or to run errands. I patiently waited my turn to get on board. When it was my turn, i hauled myself up the steps and into the bus.
The bus wasn't too crowded. There was maybe 8 people on it? Well, anyway, there was plenty of space for me to sit by myself.
It's probably at that point to where I should explain myself and explain who i am.
Im Euphoria Tanner. You can call me Ephy though.(Pronounced like Effy off the Hunger games) No one else calls me Ephy, though. Not sure why. Everyone just always likes saying Euphoria better.
Im 15 years old and, if you haven't guessed, im running away from home.. i wont say why right now. Just know, it was my only choice.
Anyway, I looked around the bus. No one really stood out..well, except the driver and this one kid with crutches.
The kid looked maybe around my age. They we're dark skinned with dark, curly hair, that was partially covered by a baseball cap. He looked so uncomfortable sitting in that seat...
And then there was the driver.. the driver was maybe mid 40s? With salt And pepper hair and a sparkling blue eye!
Wait a second!?!? The driver only has one eye?!? How did i not see that earlier?!? Oh God, I'm either actually really going insane now, or that guy has a really bad birth defect....
It was at that point that the bus took off down the street. The NY streets were crowded, as always, and we sat in traffic for around 30 minutes before we got on a old back road.... Personally, i think its a bit strange that this bus was going down a back road, but hey, im not an expert on bus routes.
The driver pulled the bus over on the side of the road. There wasn't a bus stop or anything, but everyone, but me, the kid, and the driver, got off. And then the bus started moving again.
"What the heck?" I whispered to myself. The kid looked back at me and had a look in his eye I couldn't quite understand. It was fear? Or maybe anger? Confidence? I dont know. It was something though.
The kid slowly stood up and yelled "this is your last chance, cyclops!" At the driver.
The driver just blinked his one eye and smirked. "You satyrs are always getting in the way." He said while shaking his head.
I sat quietly, not really one for confrontation. Although, i would have loved to ask some questions right about now. I just watched the conversation between the boy and the driver.
"Pull. The. Bus. Over." The kid said through gritted teeth.
The "cyclops" called him a...."satyr"?
Wait....isn't both of those, cyclops and satyrs, in greek mythology?! Did i join some weird greek reenactment on accident?! Good God, im definitely going crazy. I knew it was inevitable..
"No!" The driver yelled as he slammed on the gas and sent the kid flying to the floor. Thats when i saw it...his shoes flew off and revealed cloven hooves...
Thats when i blacked out.
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