Chapter 6: The Driver’s Apprentice

The engine was silent when I woke up, but I could feel the bus swaying slightly as passengers moved around below. I felt well-rested despite the bumpy roads and being kept awake by British Sue’s wind-blown hair touching my face. The dinette table had been converted to a bed on which Michelle and Josh were now sleeping. I peeked over the edge of the bunk, trying to get a look out the windshield. Driver Brian was asleep in the driver’s seat. Sometime in the night, the Miracle Conversion had transformed the couches on the front platform into a sleeping area. I observed the row of bodies in sleeping bags, trying to figure out who was who.

The South American guy was awake. He had his arm around the Canadian girl with the bright red lipstick. She was sleeping soundly with her head on his c ...