He Picked the Wrong Bus のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

I was holding the steering wheel so tightly that my knuckles turned white.The reason was right in front of me: a familiar black Audi A6. It was my boyfriend Wade Charlton's car, and I knew its license plate by heart.Right then, a woman with long hair was sitting next to him, hugging him around the neck like they were best friends.Wade was driving, but he was also smiling and moving closer to her.They kissed, even though cars were zooming by at sixty miles an hour.It looked like something from a TV show about love, and it would have been romantic if I was not Wade's girlfriend.I stared at them, feeling like my brain had stopped working.My thumb was right on the car horn.Without thinking, I pressed it."Beep—"The loud beep startled Wade and the woman.The Audi wobbled, and Wade quickly fixed the steering wheel. Then he looked over at me.Our eyes locked.His smile disappeared, turning into shock and then worry.The woman was Sally Larson. I knew her. She was Wade's

I clenched my fists so tight my nails dug into my palms."Wade, that's too much!""Too much?" Wade's voice got louder. "You're following me? Trying to make me look bad? Listen up, Melanie, if Sally isn't happy today, you can forget about driving your car away!"Behind us, a driver stuck his head out and yelled, "Move it up front! The cops are on their way!"Sally, though, looked like she was having fun. With the other drivers yelling in the background, she tilted her chin up and peered down at me like she was the queen of the world."Let's do this, Melanie," she said in a slow, clear voice, "Get out of the car, stand in front of me, and apologize out loud. Say, 'Ms. Larson, I was wrong. I shouldn't be jealous of you or bother you.' Say it, and we can all leave."My head was spinning.They had the nerve to treat me like that!"Have you lost your mind?""You won't apologize?" Sally smirked. "Then we'll just wait. We're not in a hurry, but I'm not sure about you and your passenge

Wade and Sally stood in the middle of the crowd, looking as white as ghosts.They never thought the passengers would care so much.As the crowd grew, Sally started to feel nervous. She pulled on Wade's arm and whispered, "Wade, let's just leave..."Wade was scared too, but he did not want to look weak. He pointed at me and told everyone, "Okay, you're all on her side, huh? Melanie, you got lucky today. However, this isn't the end of it, we'll deal with this later!"He tried to walk away.However, a man in a work uniform stepped in front of him."Leaving? Did you say sorry?"Wade glared. "Sorry for what?""Say sorry to the bus driver lady! Say sorry to everyone on the bus! Say sorry to all the people you've held up!" the woman in the tracksuit said loudly."Yeah! You made us all wait, you need to apologize!" the crowd agreed.Wade's face turned bright red.Sally tried to sneak away with him, but an older man stepped in their way.While everyone stood their ground, a police s

The mood was serious in the station's mediation room.Officer Lynch pulled up the bus's security video. The front camera showed everything inside the Audi: Wade and Sally kissing, with Sally's hand sneaking into Wade's shirt. The back camera caught the Audi swerving and braking suddenly.The video was quiet, but it spoke volumes.Wade's face went from white to red to blue. Sally was too ashamed to look, just playing with her fingers."Now, do you have anything to say?" Officer Lynch asked Wade.Wade fumbled for words, "We... we're just really close, that's not against the law, is it? However, she honked her horn and startled us, and that's when I accidentally swerved the car...""Accidentally?" Officer Lynch tapped the screen, "That swerve and brake looked pretty deliberate to me. Plus, the law says you can't use your phone or watch TV while driving because it's not safe."You were kissing while driving, which is definitely not safe, and you broke the law first."He paused, the

I skipped the café.Instead, I dusted off my old Twitter account and typed out a long post.No whining, no tears, just a clear timeline and the plain truth. I posted a picture of the traffic report from the police and wrote: [The police have figured out what really happened. As for the lies spread about me online, I've saved all the screenshots as proof, and I'll stand up for myself, just like the law says I can. Also, a big thanks to the brave passengers on the bus today, you guys are awesome.]Next, I tagged a few passengers like Leonard, sporty Suzy Wallace, and the guy with glasses, James Russell, who were ready to back me up in public.Leonard was quick to share my post: [I was there on the bus, and I can say every single word is true. That rude couple, making out in the street and messing with traffic, even made the bus stop and demanded the driver say sorry, can you believe it? We've got the bus camera to prove it!]Suzy chimed in with a tweet: [In all my forty years, I've