Stan the bus driver had been a " loyal employee "
for thirty years. So, " why the hell do I drive this god forsaken
freak route, got damn Lake Charles to NY city !!! Damned freaks !! FREAKS !!!! ????"
Stan drove on, after all he, was a professional.
" DRIVER !!!!!!" shouted Mrs. Meyer, from Albany sitting in the fifth row.
" Shouldn't we be stopping anytime soon...? she shrieked. Mrs Meyer did.
Stan winced and said nothing.He'd learned it. " Ignore it Stan, It'll go away..."
" Driver !!! " shouted Mrs. Meyer...
Stan had taken to pointing at the sign mounted beside the fan
" DO NOT TALK TO THE DRIVER " it said.
But she started to squeeze her large self outta the seat...
Stan thought..." No. Don't do it. Sit back down. No, don't keep coming...
No Mrs. Meyer you don't want to do this...STOP please .
The next warning will be a shot, please return to your seat and enjoy the view.
Thank you. Bong- bing-bong...."
Then she was there.
" Driver, Are'nt we supposed to stop soon ? Regulations say..."
" THAT'S IT !!! ", growled Stan, the bus driver skidding the bus to the edge of the hi way.
Stan turned in his seat towards a shocked, but well, Mrs. Meyer...after all,
Mrs. Meyer was married to Mr. Meyer, whom was a panicked driver.
She had grown used to skidding, sliding and sudden stops. Bracing for the worst
was Mrs. Meyer's forte. Stan, the bus driver reached down into his Samsonite overnight bag
stored behind his seat, and retrieved his Camels and the Zippo.
Slowly he stood up, turned and faced the passangers and said...
" Smoke 'um if you got 'um ", and walked off the bus into the warm
South Carolina evening..." Freak's", said Stan exhaling...
Lil'Moco's said: " Now there's one of the more stressed out brother's
we've seen in awhile hummmm ? "
Jesus said: " That poor man, I'm going out to talk to him..."
And Lil' Moco's said : " ...of course you are...", turning circles around and around
finding the warm spot...
J. Level
©jpl 2008 on..." The freak show and it's passing thru the Valley of the Shadow of Death " pt. 1-18
