Getting on the bus with only a few minutes to spare, Jen rushed towards a seat at the rear. Not too many on the bus, but that was to be expected – it was the 'red eye'. She threw her overnight bag and a small box on the seat beside her. Andy's mom had sent a 'care package' for him – frozen spaghetti sauce, homemade cabbage rolls, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate peanut butter brownies to die for! Andy might never taste those brownies if the midnight munchies hit.
She was heading back up to college after having spent the weekend at home with her family. Andy would pick her up at the bus station in the morning. Hopefully she could catch some sleep overnight but her track record of sleeping on a bus was not good – all that jousling made it hard to sleep without getting car sick!
She had been reading for over an hour when she put her book down...if she didn't try, she'd never get to sleep and be in no mood for fun the next day when Andy picked her up. A quick trip to the washroom and then she'd try to sleep. On route to the toilet, she passed just one girl sitting a few rows back from her. She looked up and smiled a groggy-kind of smile. Guess she's not the only one who can't sleep on buses.
Bus bathrooms were the worst – barely any room to move and constant movement as you try to sit down on the toilet! Adjusting her skirt as she left the bathroom, Jen looked up to see the pretty blond looking at her. She smiled, embarrassed to be caught adjusting her skirt in the aisle way. If the blond knew she had no panties on underneath in anticipation of Andy's pick-up, she'd be even more embarrassed!
As she passed by, the blonde said "Can't sleep, either?"
"No" Jen replied, "The red-eye's tough – hours of driving, too dark to do anything and too much jiggling around to catch any sleep."
"Wanna join me? We've got a long ride."
"Sure" said Jen "I'm Jen"
"I'm Tara, come sit down."