It was just the return trip home.
She nodded, solemn as a judge. Her mother mouthed "thank you" —two words Carlos never got tired of hearing. northside isd transportation
Outside, the sun was fully up now. The first bell was ringing across the district—at Clark High, at Rudder Middle, at Leon Valley Elementary. The buses were done for the morning. It was just the return trip home
The dispatcher, , replied from the central depot off Culebra Road. Her voice was calm steel. "Copy, 407. Watch the fog near Braun." Outside, the sun was fully up now
"Northside Transportation, this is Mendez, rolling out on Route 27," he said into the radio.
Doreen nodded. "Luke. First grader. Didn't want to buckle. I played 'Twinkle Twinkle' on my phone. He looked at me like I was an alien. Then he buckled." She sipped her coffee. "Tomorrow he'll do it without the song. Day after that, he'll help the next new kid."