Break-down.

I took the bus home from work because it rained, and my boots were already starting to soak through. First I walked up to the mall and killed time buying accessories for Halloween and trying on faux-moccasins at Payless.

Then I got on altogether the wrong bus for the drive home.

Things were rather innocuous until we got to the first stop on Biggs Street.

"WHANNP-WHANNP" went a strange alarm, "WHANNP-WHANNP."

The engine turned off. So did the lights. Everyone sat in silence for a moment.

Driver: Um...
Little Boy: We're broked down!
Driver (on radio): My bus just turned off...
Radio: What?
Driver (on radio): We're on Biggs street.
Radio: *crackle-crackle*
Little Girl: He said he'd be two minutes.
Her Father: Is that was he said?
Brunette with High Ponytail: I only live two stops away...
Young Blond Nun #1: Do you?
Young Blond Nun #2: But it's raining.
Brunette with High Ponytail: Of course I forgot my umbrella.
Little Girl: Daddy, can I listen to music?
Her Father: Yeah. Here...
Young Blond Nun #1: We have to catch another bus downtown in 45 minutes...
Young Blond Nun #2: We'll make it.
Brunette with High Ponytail: Do you take the bus often?
Little Girl (singing along): Baby, baby, baby, ooooh!
Young Blond Nun #1: Oh yes, every day, to spread the word of Jesus Christ!
Brunette with High Ponytail: I see.
Young Blond Nun #2: We're in the Maritimes for our church.
Young Blond Nun #1: We take the bus everywhere!
Little Boy: It's been more than 2 minutes! We might be stuck here!
Little Girl (singing): Oooh!
Her Father: Who is that? Hannah Montana?
Little Girl (offended): It's Justin Beiber!
Young Blond Nun #1: Originally we're from the States.
Brunette with High Ponytail: Are you finding it cold?
Young Blond Nun #2: I'm from LA... we only have one season there, so this is quite a shock.
Strange Alarm: WHANNP-WHANNP!

The bus shuddered on.

Young Blond Nun #1: It's a miracle!

The bus died again.

Little Girl (singing): Like baby, baby, baby, noooooo!

***

Eventually another bus came and picked us up.
I'm not confident that the nuns were actual nuns, but they were both wearing name tags that said "Sister " and they were talking about their mission. Other than that, they weren't wearing habits or anything.