Leave The "Driving" To Us (Part 4)

Desperate, I walked around the mall. "Ohh. Cute. A Build-A-Bear Workshop. There must be a God. I walked my ass in there as fast as I could and stressed for a bit over which animal to make. I already knew who I was going to make one for.

Finally, I found one. A small, cuddly lion. I waited in line behind a little boy who was making a dog with his dad. It was so cute. When the puppy "took a shower" and he got to choose whether he wanted him to smell like vanilla or cinnamin he giggled and ran around in between his father's legs. adorable. I thought of how fresh it was to see a father taking an active role in his child's life while I waited. What a good dad.

It was finally my turn and I got to make my lion. I was definitely in the mood to skip over the kiddish attributes of making an animal. I really didn't want to kiss the hearts and see him taking a shower. I cut the employee off when she was doing all of them. "It's much more enchanting for 6 year olds, I'm sure," I said.

I named my lion Leo and made his birth certificate at the coputer before paying for it. I headed back to the Bus and wrote this account. It's 20 after 7 and the new bus still hasn't shown. Here's hoping it will arrive in a second so I can go hang with Steven at the movies until the morning light.

8:45 - They still haven't come. All my tech is about to die. I don't understand how it could take 4 hours to get here. Ever. Shoot Me! My night is never going to end. I can't sleep on this bus, I'm afraid I'll miss my exit. Get here and take me home goddammit. President Bush responds to disasters faster!

9:20 - They arrived! I heard people in the front get excited. I heard people in the back scream "about time". The passengers around me called their family members relieved. We were all excited to be moving and to be coming home.

11:00(ish) - I arrived in Anderson, IN. I was greeted by Steve and Natty. Steven gave me a huge hug. We held each other for several minutes. Both of us thankful that I arrived, finally. They took me home. I love both of them dearly.

This experience attempts to show how frusterating life can be at times. In the end, though, the very end, things work out when you have loving friends and a boo as good as mine.