A bell jingled when I walked into the convenience store. Again, no one looked at me. I needed caffeine.

I walked over to the drinks section. Looking at the selection, I grabbed a coke. I walked up to the counter, and paid for it. Then I walked back to the bus. There were still some students behind me.

"5 more minutes people!" Mrs. Culken announced. She turned to me. "Helen?"

I stared at her. "Am I in trouble?"

Mrs. Culken laughed. "No, you're not. Tatum just told me that you told her you felt nervous. And that it might have something to do with buses. Your friend Chris has had some... bad experiences with cars before. If anything, he should be the anxious one, not you."

"I know, but I just can't shake this weird feeling..."

She raised a hand to my mouth. "If you want, I'll let Larry drive you to Orlando."

"Tell Larry no thanks," I replied. "I want to sit with my friends."

"I applaud you for your loyalty." She walked away.

Okay, that was weird, I thought. I walked to the bus with my purse and my coke. The bus was half full. I made my way to the back. Chris and Tatum were already there. I sat down.

"I told Mrs. Culken..."

"I know, Tatum. She told me. She also offered to let Larry give me a ride. I said no, because I'd rather ride with you guys."

"Okay... that was kinda weird."

"You're gonna be fine, Helen."

I opened the bottle, and drank 1/4 of the bottle. When I was done, I opened up the cup holder. It was filled with Starburst wrappers. I opened the other one. It was filled with gum. I closed both. "I'll just hold onto it," I muttered.

The rest of the kids came back onto the bus. The door closed. Mrs. Culken came up to the front again.

"Next stop, we eat breakfast at Denny's!" There was an unenthusiastic cheer from the class. Mrs. Culken frowned, but sat back down.

The radio turned on. It was playing a jazzy song. Some people were shaking along to the beat.

"Destination Unknown..."

This was one of Tatum's and my favorite songs. We started shaking along too. The bus's engine roared, and the bus lurched forward. I had that weird feeling again. But I concentrated on the song.

The bus moved forward into the tunnel, ande we were soon swallowed up by the tunnel. There were dim lights all around. I looked ahead. The exit of the tunnel seemed so far ahead. I felt nervous again.

"Hey, it's alright," Chris assured me.

"I hope you're right.

Due to the students' shaking, the axle on the became looser and looser every foot the bus moved forward. Nobody noticed, but death didn't care. It just hopes everything goes according to plan.

I suddenly heard a big groan. Everyone stopped shaking along. David pulled the car over. He turned the car off, unbuckled his seat belt, and, after a bit of struggling, got out.

"Everyone stay where you are." Mrs. Culken left the bus. Everyone turned to the left side of the bus. I made my way through until I could see what was going on. David was looking at the wheels. He was shining a flashlight at the front wheel. Mrs. Culken was standing behind him. We were holding up a lot of cars, so there was a chorus of honking.

CLINK. A metal tube hir David in the head, and he was knocked out cold. The metal tube, I think was an axle, hit the concrete road, and ricoched upwards, and to the right and left. Nothing else happened, but Mrs. Culken was kneeling over David. That's when I heard the crack. A huge chunk of brownish earth fell on top of our teacher with a slam. I saw blood flow out from underneath. Then heard several more slams, then car alarms. People were running from the tunnel, trying to escape.

"What's going on?"

"Someone save us!"

"Mary, open the door!"

Mary walked to the front. She was just about to open the door, when a huge mound of earth came down and smashed the side of the bus. A few people were killed. Mary screamed, but her scream was cut short when a wheel comes up and smashes her in the head.

Everyone in the bus was panicking now. The lights were on, but they were flickering badly. Marvin was trying to crawl out through the window. A huge bump sent the bus into the air and with a SNAP, Marvin's legs stopped moving. I tried to see ahead and behind, but I couldn't find a source of light other than the lights in the tunnel.

There was a huge creak coming from above. I could see the bus roof moving inwards.

Then the lights went out. It was absolutely pitch black. I could only hear car alarms, people's screams, and creaks. Suddenly, there was a rip. Like metal being ripped apart. I knew what that meant. Everyone in the bus was buried in mud, rocks and earth. I tried to scream, but couldn't because the mud and earth were preventing me from it. Then something smashed my head.

I woke up. I was panting really hard.

"Okay, that was kinda weird."

"You're gonna be fine, Helen."

I looked at Tatum and Chris. Then I looked around. Everyone was alright. We were outside the tunnel. It was just a dream. I felt relieved. I opened up the cup holder on the seat in front of me. It was filled with Starburst wrappers. What the hell? I opened the other one. It was filled with gum. I closed both. Then I looked down. I was holding a coke bottle. It was opened, but I didn't drink anything.

The rest of the kids came back onto the bus. The door closed. Mrs. Culken came up to the front again.

"Next stop, we eat breakfast at Denny's!" There was an unenthusiastic cheer from the class. Mrs. Culken frowned, and sat back down.

Oh, no. I secretly hoped that a certain one of my favorite songs would NOT play a certain one of my songs. The radio turned on. It was playing a jazzy song. Some people were shaking along to the beat.

"Destination Unknown..."

I was breathing heavily. David was about to shift gears.

"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"

Everyone stopped shaking along. They were now staring at me. I was sobbing, or I was about to.

"What the fuck are you talking about?"

"LET ME OFF THIS BUS!"

Mrs. Culken looked conderned. She turned to David. "Open the door." He opened the door.

I got up. I walked down the aisle. I saw Mary, Kathy, Greg, Chris, and Tatum get up after me.

"Looks like Helen's PMSing." There were a few laughs.

"Okay, that's it Mr. Bates, no Disney World for you."

"But-but-but-" he began. Chris came up to him.

"Serves you right." And just like that, Chris and Greg were in a fight.

"Everyone in the aisle off the bus!"

And just like THAT, we were kicked off. The door closed behind us. Mrs. Culken got off, too. The bus sped away.

"Hey! Where's it going?" Marvin came out of the store running after the bus. Takumi ran out after him. The bus didn't stop.

All eyes were on me. I was sobbing too hard to care.

"Okay, can you tell me what happened?"

"I saw it. I don't know how else to say it. The bus went into the tunnel, an axle flew off, and it caused the entire tunnel to collapse.

Everyone exchanged glances with each other.

"That's the shittiest story I ever heard in my life!"

"Greg..."

"We got kicked off because a little emo girl has a vision the tunnel would blow up."

"Yeah bitch. If it weren't for you..."

Mrs. Culken raised a hand to silence her. She didn't have to. We all watched in disbelief as people came screaming out of the tunnel. The entrance collapsed, crushing the vehicles inside, and near the entrance. And since it was raining, the mud began to slide downwards. We all stood there with our mouths open. I saw it, but I still didn't believe it.

Death had a victory, but 8 people escaped the accident, causing a rift in his design. He would fix the rift in his design very soon. All he had to do was wait.