Maybe it was because I had turned a new leaf or just decided to live and let live, but I was actually on time for the bus the next day. I don’t know who was more shocked—Nel or me.
“Well, well, well,” she drawled as I got on the bus and tapped my card on the machine. “Did Hell freeze over?” Okay, I wasn’t really that bad, was I?
“Yeah, you’re a funny lady, you know that?” I took a spot just behind the white line on the floor and held on to the rail above me as the bus started to move.
“Can you blame me?” Nel asked, eyes straight ahead as she navigated the bus through traffic. Her confidence behind the wheel always impressed me.
“I dunno. Maybe I should. You always give me such hard time when I’m late.” I scratched the skin under the nose bridge of my glasses.
“That’s because I know
