Cosette was mortified throughout the bus ride as she kept hearing whispers criticizing the youngsters nowadays. She wanted to defend all the youth they were stereotyping, but her tongue kept rolling back to her throat. In the end, she kept her head hung low until they reached their destination.
Not just her, but Luke and Maxen also kept quiet the entire ride. So, as soon as they left the bus from hell, Maxen cleared his throat.
"Your ride is here, right?" he looked around to search for any car that was parked, waiting for her like usual. "That's the one?"
Maxen pointed at the car parked several feet away from the shade they were standing under. It wasn't like the car that fetched her before, but Cosette's family owned several vehicles. Cosette snapped back from her trance and shook her head to keep her composure together.
