Zachary Goldstein

Catching the Bus

Seniors in America are invisible. But the Wheelers didn't know that. They needed to catch the bus. On the way, their jokes are ignored, a jogger tries to sit on them and they are almost hit by a car. The bus door is repeatedly slammed in their faces, and it catches the arm of Mrs. Wheeler. Stuck, the bus drags her down the street. Convinced they must be dead, they give up and wait for God to take them. But in God's stead, an eccentric old woman sets them straight and guides them to empowerment.