{"id":4776,"date":"2024-09-09T21:15:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinenews92.com\/?p=4776"},"modified":"2024-09-09T21:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:15:27","slug":"im-coming-hold-on-sweetie-i-mumbled-honking-my-horn-repeatedly-the-bus-driver-seemed-oblivious-continuing-down-the-road-as-if-nothing-was-wrong-panic-rising-in-my-chest-i-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinenews92.com\/?p=4776","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m coming, hold on, sweetie,\u201d I mumbled, honking my horn repeatedly. The bus driver seemed oblivious, continuing down the road as if nothing was wrong. Panic rising in my chest, I made a split-second decision. I swerved around the bus and cut in front, forcing it to a stop in the middle of the busy road.The driver, a burly man with a thick black mustache, stormed out. \u201cWhat kinda stunt are you pulling, lady? You coulda caused an accident!\u201d I ignored him, pushing past and r"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019m coming, hold on, sweetie,\u201d I mumbled, honking my horn repeatedly. The bus driver seemed oblivious, continuing down the road as if nothing was wrong. Panic rising in my chest, I made a split-second decision. I swerved around the bus and cut in front, forcing it to a stop in the middle of the busy road.The driver, a burly man with a thick black mustache, stormed out. \u201cWhat kinda stunt are you pulling, lady? You coulda caused an accident!\u201d I ignored him, pushing past and rushing onto the bus. The noise hit me like a wall. The kids flocked around the girl, shouting and laughing. I raced to the back, where the little girl sat alone, her face now red and tear-streaked. As I reached her, I froze. This wasn\u2019t what I expected at all.\u201dOh my God! Are you having an asthma attack?\u201d The little girl nodded frantically, her chest heaving as she struggled for air. I knelt beside her seat, my heart racing.\u201dWhat\u2019s your name, sweetie?\u201d I asked, trying to keep my voice calm. She pointed to the ID card hanging around her neck. Her name was Chelsea. \u201cOkay, Chelsea, we\u2019re gonna get you help. Where\u2019s your inhaler?\u201dChelsea shook her head, unable to speak. I looked up to see the driver had followed me, his face pale. \u201cDo you know where her inhaler is?\u201d He shook his head. \u201cI\u2026 I didn\u2019t even know she was having trouble. It\u2019s so noisy back here, I couldn\u2019t hear anything.\u201d I bit back an angry retort and started searching Chelsea\u2019s backpack. Nothing. Panic clawed at my insides as I watched the little girl\u2019s lips start to turn blue.\u201dHelp me look!\u201d I shouted at the driver. We searched under the seats, in the aisle, everywhere we could think of. To my horror, I realized the other kids were laughing, some even pointing at Chelsea. \u201cThis isn\u2019t funny!\u201d I snapped at them. \u201cShe needs help!\u201d That\u2019s when it hit me. I started grabbing all their backpacks, ignoring their protests. \u201cHey, you can\u2019t do that!\u201d a freckle-faced boy yelled.I found it in the third bag I checked: a blue inhaler with Chelsea\u2019s name on it. I rounded on the boy who owned the backpack. \u201cWhy do you have this?\u201d He looked away, muttering, \u201cIt was just a joke.\u201d \u201cA joke? She could have died!\u201dI rushed back to Chelsea, helping her use the inhaler. Gradually, her breathing steadied and the color returned to her face. I held her hand, murmuring soothing words as she recovered. The driver stood there, wringing his hands. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry. I had no idea\u2026\u201d I turned to him, my anger flaring. \u201cThese kids are your responsibility! You should\u2019ve checked what was going on when you heard a commotion!\u201dHe nodded, shame-faced. \u201cYou\u2019re right. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d Chelsea tugged at my sleeve, her voice barely a whisper. \u201cThank you.\u201d Those two words hit me harder than any<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019m coming, hold on, sweetie,\u201d I mumbled, honking my horn repeatedly. The bus driver seemed oblivious, continuing down the road as if nothing was wrong. 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