Excerpt: Little Blue Bus

“Right...” Again, I took a step forward. The gravel underfoot shifted uncomfortably under my flats and sharp edges of the tiny rocks stuck through the thin bottoms of the shoes, making me squirm a bit where I stood. It was my only chance to go to Virginia, my only opportunity to get away from my mother and this tiny little town where nobodys and their families came to live and die a practically non-existent life. I didn't want to be a nobody. I didn't want my life to lead to nothing like so many peoples' had in this stupid, little town. On that thought, I moved forward once more. “Yeah,” I murmured, sliding into the passenger side of the van, “I'm coming.”