my colleague bought a clean foreign used corolla last month
before that, we used to take the same staff bus every morning, complaining about the bus ac together
last week, the staff bus broke down completely along the highway
the driver came out, popped the bonnet, and told us to start coming down
everyone was groaning and stepping into the sun
some people started waving down passing cars
others were already calling anyone they knew with a vehicle
as i stepped out of the bus, i saw my colleague drive past in his corolla
for a second i thought he might stop
he didn't
maybe he didn't see us
maybe he did
either way, he kept going
by the time i got to the office, i was sweaty, tired, and already annoyed at the day
he was at his desk drinking nescafe
when he saw me, he said
"you people finally made it?"
i said yes
he laughed
"ah, that bus finally gave up?"
then he turned back to his laptop