By the time Colin got home, the sky was completely dark. His father was a little worried about his grandfather, went to check for a bit, then got busy preparing dinner.
Colin went up to his room. After throwing his coat aside, he immediately lay down on the bed, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, his whole body motionless.
At this moment, he was very tired, but he did not dare to close his eyes and go to sleep. Because every time he closed his eyes, Colin couldn't help but think about that scary old woman. Along with the question of what happened to that bus, why was it parked on the side of the road, where did everyone in the bus go...
Just as he was thinking, the door to the room suddenly opened.
It was an old man with a cane, a thick beard that took up almost half of his face, and wrinkled skin that looked like melted wax. This was Colin's grandfather.
The strange thing was that he looked at him with an extremely wary look.
"Who are you?"
"Grandpa, am I your grandson?"
"You are not my grandson! My son has no sons!"
He said harshly.
Faced with this situation, Colin just sighed, his expression remained very calm. Because this has happened so many times.
A few years ago, his grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, causing his memory to continuously lose to the point of forgetting his grandchildren. Colin's father thought about taking his grandfather to a nursing home, but then decided to take care of him at home himself.
"You are just a demon! You will eat us!"
"Grandpa, I'm not a devil..."
The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, no matter how much Colin tried to calm him down. Having no choice, he was forced to go out of the room to ask for help from his father in the kitchen.
"Grandpa is sick again, Dad, come and take a look."
"Okay, let dad go get the medicine."
His grandfather also followed him to the kitchen, using his shaking finger to point at Colin.
"Get it out, it's a monster! It will kill us all!"
"Father! Don't be delirious! Colin is your nephew! Am I also a demon in your eyes?"
"No, I know you, you are my son. But this is not!"
"Okay, Colin is a devil, I am a devil, this whole family is also a devil. Are you satisfied now?"
"No, you don't understand…."
Seeing his grandfather being forcibly taken back to his own room by his father. Colin still couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Even though I'm used to this scene, being rejected by a family member is not something too pleasant.
A few days later, Colin just lay in his room, always immersed in the virtual world, either playing video games or chatting with friends.
During that time, he learned that the incident about that bus had been reported in the newspaper. It has even been turned into a case for police investigation.
All the people in the car that day were missing. There wasn't a trace.
A few days after this news appeared, the police also stopped by Colin's house to find out the situation. After all, they were passengers in that car the day everyone went missing.
Colin also told everything, but the details about that scary old woman were hidden from him. Because he's not sure if he tells them, will the police believe him, or will they consider him a psychopath?
Finally, the relaxation time has passed, and the results of the test have arrived.
Compared to Colin's prediction, it was slightly higher, but still not enough.
Regarding this, Colin is also extremely depressed. His father could only console him, but that didn't make Colin any better.
"Dad, I'm going out for a bit. I might be late for dinner."
"Just be careful."
Colin found a coat to put on, then opened the door and went outside.
It's just that he saw dozens of people gathered across the street, opposite Colin's door.
They were all standing straight, their faces expressionless, the dim streetlights shining down, making the existence of these people look even more unusual. Besides, Colin felt very familiar, as if he had seen this group of people somewhere before.
Shivering slightly, Colin turned away, no longer paying attention to those people. Following Colin's departure, the pupils of those people also looked at him, even though all of them had not moved their bodies at all.
When he returned, there was no one on the other side of the street.
Colin also put this matter to the back of his mind and no longer cared about it. Eat dinner, take a shower, then go to bed, and so on until midnight.
Colin was woken up from a deep sleep by a sudden ringing sound in his ear. It was a very loud car horn, and it continued non-stop. Colin tried using headphones and pressing pillows against his ears to reduce the noise, but none of it worked. The siren sounded like it was glued close to his ears
In frustration, Colin opened the curtains to look outside to see which crazy person was honking at this hour and not letting others sleep.
On the street in front of his house, sure enough, there was a car parked there.
Only thing is, it's a bus. What made Colin feel strange was that this bus was dark, it seemed like there was no one inside, but the sound of the horn still kept coming.
It stopped.
Whether it was Colin's observation or not, the car's horn actually stopped.
But this not only did not make Colin feel any lighter, but it also gave him a feeling of something extremely familiar. Like something bad was about to happen.
"Wait, the bus..."
Colin's heart beat faster, his pupils shrunk. At the same time, the bus on the road suddenly lit up with a gloomy light. Colin also saw people inside, the passengers on that bus.
And also the people who stood opposite in front of his house today.
Colin's mind seemed to explode, he quickly closed the curtains, crawled under the blanket to hide, but every time he closed his eyes, the scary scene of the bus and its passengers appeared again.
Colin didn't sleep all night, he didn't dare look outside again. It wasn't until sunlight filtered through the window that Colin had the courage to peek outside.
There's nothing left there.
In the following days, every night Colin was tormented by the existence of the bus. He even told his father, but when his father looked outside, he saw nothing. This causes Colin to claim that he is the only one who can see that thing.
Under increasing pressure, Colin came up with the idea of running away to see if he could escape the haunting of the ghost bus. Unfortunately, no matter where he moved, the bus always appeared.
Colin was afraid that he himself would go mad.
The thing is, something happened that Colin didn't expect.
He has received his admission notice.
When his father informed him of this, Colin thought he was joking. Because that score is basically impossible to pass.
But after checking and confirming, Colin knew it was all real and not some prank or scam, he had a feeling it wasn't real.
As for the reason, the other person informed that although Colin's performance standards were not met, his aptitude compensated him.
Talent? What talent?
Colin didn't know, but that didn't matter anymore.
The other side also set a deadline to confirm admission to university. Colin also wanted to take this opportunity to run far away from home, to see if that evil bus could really follow him to another city.
That very day, Colin moved to the station. He only brought a suitcase and a little cash.
From now on, it's life alone.
With this feeling, Colin said goodbye to his father and boarded the train. At this time, that bus did not appear, making Colin extremely happy, this was probably the right decision for him.
After many hours of traveling, Colin also arrived at the new city. Immediately, he was surprised by the dense crowd of people in the big city. The crowd was too large, more than Colin imagined, completely different from his previous peaceful small town.
Colin called the university, and after reporting his location, they said a car would be sent to pick him up. Colin did not dare to go far, just stood in a corner, slowly assessing this city that countless people dream of visiting.
I don't know how many people here are like you, bringing dreams and anxiety to come here to strive for a better life. Colin hopes he will also be a member of it.
Not long after, the car arrived.
The driver was a man in his forties, all dressed in black, with a serious face. Radiating an atmosphere that no one dares to come close to. Colin didn't dare say anything, just quietly sat in the car.