The Walk (3)
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The Walk (3)

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As if the day couldn’t get any worse, one of my teachers wanted to talk to some of my classmates and me after the assembly. Needless to say, it was a waste of time. Anyway, after we’d finished with our teacher, we left school and made our way down the hill. [Before continuing to edit the post, see the footnote.] Instead of going straight to the nearby bus stop at the bottom of the hill, we took a shortcut to the next bus stop to the east. This was our usual plan B in case we missed the bus or the nearby bus stop was overcrowded.

Although the two bus stops were only a few minutes’ walk apart, not many students usually bothered to walk from one to the other. However, as soon as the second bus stop came into sight, we couldn’t believe our eyes: there were like a gazillion people! It was obvious that we couldn’t stop there either. Three of my classmates and I decided to keep walking east to the next and third bus stop. The rest of the group thought it was madness and refused to join us. I didn’t blame them. Most of the students never ventured past the second bus stop.

Footnote

POV: I’m walking down the hill. My town is to the west, the nearest bus stop is ahead of me and Salerno is to the east. The next bus stop is to the east of the nearby stop, hence the segment "next bus stop to the east". Note that these bus stops are on the westbound line—my town is to the west. Just to be clear, Salerno and my town are actually aligned north-south.

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