C4 CHAPTER 4: DANGER

It was around 6 when the luggage was all loaded inside the boots and the ladies went inside the office to prepare.

Venus was already done with cleaning so she didn’t need to clean anymore. Venus smiled at the ladies who had become her family for like three years now and didn’t stop them as they were headed to the bathroom for a quick shower.

Even though their job was to drive and take people from one place to another, cleanliness was still of great importance. She didn’t want her passengers or anyone to feel uncomfortable because of someone who stinks.

In her career as a driver, she had met many colleagues who were so selfish and avoided the water like plague. She didn’t want to suffer like that again hence the bathing rule.

The four ladies were having fun and quickly finished with their bath. They changed into their uniforms which were navy trousers or skirts with blue or white blouses.

Venus was already dressed but she waited for her ladies to join her and soon the crew was done.

It was around 6:45 p.m. when they appeared outside again. And the passengers seeing this, all knew that it was time for them to get onto the bus.

Willow the youngest and the conductor in charge of the tickets and food walked towards the bus and stood at the door with the seat sheet in hand.

This was the sheet that she printed to check which passengers is sitting on which seat and this was considered to be a register sheet as well as only those that paid can get a seat number.

“Welcome again everyone, to all old and new customers. It is our great honor to have you patronize our bus again. I won’t take anyone’s time and get this done. You all have your seat tickets and I would like all of you to stand by your number and come into the bus,” Willow despite having a small body, her voice can be loud if she wants it to be.

The passengers were now used to this and for the new ones, they also followed the instructions. Soon everyone was standing in order and Willow began to check the tickets while the passengers got inside the bus.

The process was so quick that by 7 p.m. everyone was inside and Venus also got inside and sat on her seat. There was one ritual that was done before the bus departs and that was to give blessings.

As always one of the passengers volunteered and blessed the trip. As there were many religions out there, it wasn’t wise to worship any god but giving blessings and asking for protection was not a hard thing to do.

After that, the bus departed the garage and everyone was in a good mood. The first stop was at the mall where the girls got outside and picked the takeout with food as well as the beverages.

Venus’s bus provided passengers with one meal, and dinner since the bus always leaves at night. With dinner in their hands, the passengers were in a jovial mood, and Venus being the maniac driver she was, drove with a smile on her face.

During the journey, the passengers watched some T.V when everyone was still awake and listened to music for those that were owls and weren’t feeling sleepy at all.

Venus didn’t feel lonely as she drove the bus, she was busy listening to some songs alongside the passengers who were not sleeping. She would drink some energy drink to keep herself strong even though she didn’t need it.

Six hours later Venus was at the border and all the passengers were forced to be awake.

There was a reason why Venus loved traveling at night, it was because this particular border didn’t close even at night. It operated 24/7 so she didn’t need to fear anyone.

Venus was the first person to enter the offices while her passengers along with others were in line to get their passports stamped. As drivers, they have a designated till for them to have their documents processed.

And Venus who graced these offices four times a week was a celebrity so it didn’t take long before her documents were stamped. She was also known as a generous person and always leaves something for the officers who works hard.

It wasn’t that she was bribing them, Venus had her documents and unlike other drivers, she didn’t bring anyone illegally so her reputation was solid and trustable.

While her passengers were busy standing in line, she went to the bus where she put some of the things other people had her transport to their relatives in her ring.

There was no way she was going to pay for anything on this particular night. Thirty minutes later, everyone was back on the bus and Venus drove to the Zamgenia border which was five minutes away.

At that border, all the luggage was taken out as it was required to declare all the goods that were coming in. and it was this process that Venus hated the most. It was also at this stage that Venus was forced to pay some money for all of the goods that she carries for other people.

When the goods were taken out, the four ladies were shocked when they saw that the goods were missing but when they looked at Venus, they all knew that they didn’t need to worry about anything.

They spent an hour and a half at this border before they finally departed. This wasn’t a long time when compared to other buses that were still at the border.

After leaving this stressful border, Venus droves happily and she didn’t exceed the speed limit. As it was night, there were too many dangers and she didn’t want to get in trouble unknowingly.

It was around three in the morning when Venus growled lowly but this growl was heard by the ladies who were currently seated at the seats behind her. they all became vigilant and looked in the direction where Venus was glaring at.

It was just for a short time but they couldn’t help but feel dread and it wasn’t because of the flashes of yellow and red flashes they saw in the dense forest but the scary outburst done by Venus.

Willow the young one had always been the sissy one and easily scared, she couldn’t help but grabbed Yasmin’s arm with fear written all over her face, “do you think_”

“With her here, I don’t think anyone would want to end up in halves,” Yasmin answered firmly but the fear hidden in her heart was very strong.

It had been so long since they came across something like this, she sincerely prayed that nothing was going to happen.