Train of Thought - PBH Short Story + Illustration (Patreon)

Hello everyone! I come to you with a beautiful illustration by Moekki and a little story from another perspective by Josh.

Contains spoilers for chapter 3 of Please Be Happy, especially Juliet's.

I've attached it as a .pdf file to this post - it's short and sweet (in a painful way). Here's a first paragraph:

The moment the bus comes to a stop is the moment my heart starts to break. Up until then I'm able to pretend that everything is fine, and that nothing is happening. But when the bus itself sags down in defeat and the driver begins to mutter and swear under his breath, I have to admit that things might not be okay. A few minutes later, when he tells us to "sit tight and get comfortable," he may as well be asking me to die. This whole thing was a bad idea. It was stupid of me to leave Wellington. Not when I knew how risky it could be. Now, I might be paying the ultimate price.

Thank you everyone for the constant support, and I hope you enjoy (?) this story.

EDIT: I'M SO SORRY EVERYONE I FORGOT BUT I ALSO ATTACHED ASPEN'S READING OF THE SHORT STORY ALSO

Thank you to Anna Chloe Moorey for the fantastic performance!