Groggily, Tommy and I stumbled outside, past the carrot patch, and clambered onto the bus. We slumped down on the mauve coloured seats and looked out as the fields whooshed by. The bus driver said that we were going to take a shortcut to school today. We drove under a bridge and drove along by a small river. Suddenly, the bus swerved and we bumped right into the river. I was flung against the steel bar. A girl across from me looked tearful. Then, to my horror, we began to sink…
By Rose