Past Due

Some men will go to any length to avoid a 5cent fine

Photo by Hobi industri on Unsplash

It was cold and loud in the cargo hold of the Greyhound bus. I was not a fan of this predicament as I lay on my back, wedged between a floral printed suitcase and a garbage bag full of smelly clothes, with a book clutched tightly to my chest.

There was precious little room between where I lay and the potholes and bumps on the road…