The 19 Year Old Bulgarian Joshua (he/him) from smalltown Piggsville in Sofia, used to be a hardworking litterature student working part time at a cafe called Casa-del-Cafe. After a tragic traffic accident he suddenly forgets his entire life includi...
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Friday the 11th of October 12AM Joshua was heading home from his night shift at the Cafe. He had promised his girlfriend he would spend the following weekend with her.
Waiting for the bus to arrive in the awful October rain while people hid beneath pink umbrellas was usual for Joshua. Aggressive shouting in the city was hard and brought him out of his trance. Men fighting caught his eye from across the street. "Friday night..", he thought to himself.
"SQUEAAAK!!!!". The public bus had arrived with its dirty spots and seamingly rustic look. Bulgaria did not prioritize public transport. Joshua stepped onto the bus and looked for a seat in the back. In the bus mirror his eyes met the busdrivers eyes. The stressed look on the drivers face gave Joshua an unsettling feeling and he decided that today he would wear a seatbelt on the bus.
The bus started driving and Joshua was sitting down while watching a pink abandoned umbrella lay on the ground in front of the entrance. Joshua dozed off and hearing distant traffic noises and cursing from the front of the bus.
His phone showed 18 missed calls and one incoming call. Joshua never got to answer the calls from the familiar name "Amelia". He slept soundly knowing that he had finished all off his schoolwork and handed in the novel he had worked on for the past year.
