Day 25 of summer, year 6

They had to push the two new residents in somewhere because there were no more vacant apartments. So now Mexx wants to introduce the new residents to Caroline, Pierre, Jodi, Kent and Vince because they will live with them.

"So this is Anne, my ex-girlfriend, and this is Natalya, my unexpected daughter."

"Your- your daughter? You never told us about her", Caroline said.

"Like I said, I found out about it myself recently. So, you've accepted that the two new ones will live with you. Good, I'll go then. Bye!", he said and left.

Day 27 of summer, year 6

"Well, I have to go then. I'll see you in the evening, Abby!", he said.

"Bye darling!", she came up to him and kissed him "Good luck and be careful on your first day of work, Mexx. Ha, totally unusual. You're a bus driver now! Kinda unusual. So, bye!"

And then he closed the door behind him and went out into the world.

When he arrived at the bus depot, a few basics were first repeated with him. Then he was given a route and it could begin. His route is difficult, he has to drive across the city all day, until he can finish the shift after 10 p.m. This is normal for beginners. If you work longer, say a few years, you can get quieter routes outside of the city.

He was still driving very carefully, as he didn't know the route yet.

He arrives at the first bus stop.

"Good morning, please show your ticket, thank you very much", he says to the boarding passengers.

But the first conflict was already approaching in the afternoon.

"Hey, mister! You don't have a ticket-"

"Don't tell me what to do! Otherwise you'll be pissed off!", an old man said.

Mexx put his head on the steering wheel. 'Nice first impression of the new job. A screaming old man...' He turned back to the old one. "Well, why don't you want to pay that ridiculous $1.40?! Because you want to 'save money'? What is the reason? No money?", he laughed slightly angry. "If you don't tell me the reason, I'll have to kick you out, fare dodgers aren't allowed here."

"I warned you, young man.", 3 other old men appeared behind him who apparently wanted to fight.

Mexx thought: 'Shit, if I'll fight them, I'll lose my job instantly on the first day. What should I do? Thinking, thinking, trying to find a diplomatic way out... yes, I've got it!'

He phoned his dispatcher. "Um, hello, Mexx is here, the new driver... I've got a problem. 4 old men are threatening me, I think they want to fight. I could fight either, but will I be fired after that?"

"Don't worry, if you can fight, just punch them out of the bus, the police will overrun them anyways later... That's them again, the 'Old People Clan'. Have no idea, but I think they don't love the pollution and the noisy combustion buses and that's why they attack the responsible drivers. The government writes that they can all be supressed, but only if a threat comes from them. Those old people nowadays... So now do as I said and everything will be fine. Bye.", the dispatcher said and hung up.

Mexx did what was said. Since he learned in the army how to overpower his enemy, not a second passed when the 4 were already lying unconscious on the street.

"Oops, I didn't want it that way, but okay.", he said, sat down in the driver's seat and drove on.

So the day passed too. He finally got back home at 10.30 p.m. Abigail was already waiting impatiently for him. She bought a cake from a supermarket as a small celebration of his first day. She cannot bake one herself because she is not capable of it.

"Congratulations on returning! How was your day?", Abigail asked excited.

To which he replied: "No, it wasn't that good.", and went into the bedroom.

She followed him. "Oh no, why?", she asked sadly.

"Uh, how should I put it... Well, I had to fight old men, some weird 'enviromentalists' who think I'm a polluter even though I'm just doing my job?! I don't understand... Sorry Abby, but I'm not hungry. I just want to sleep! We'll talk more about it tomorrow if you want. Good night ahead!"

"OK my dear, don't want to disturb you, sleep peacefully :)", she said gently and jumped into bed too and snuggled into him.

"But I'll try to work for a few months first. And then we'll see.", he said and then they both fell asleep.