Trouble Aboard the Bus
A woman on the bus shook the driver's shoulder and grunted while gesturing toward this event.
What is the fight (or second fight)?
When Rye jumped off the bus, she held this item in one arm.
What is her pack?
The battered blue Ford made this traffic maneuver on the street before pulling up in front of the bus.
What is a U-turn?
The driver of the Ford had this neatly trimmed facial feature.
What is a beard?
Rye was traveling from her home on Virginia Road toward this city to find her remaining relatives.
What is Pasadena?
When the woman gestured toward the fighting, the bus driver grunted back through these.
What are bared teeth?
Rye noted that buses were rare and irregular, meaning travelers might not see another one for today or this timeframe.
What is tomorrow?
Running cars were extremely rare due to a severe shortage of fuel and these skilled people.
Who are (relatively unimpaired) mechanics?
The driver of the Ford wore this long outer garment when he first got out of his car.
What is an overcoat?
Fearing potential gunfire after escaping the bus, Rye moved near the curb to seek protection behind one of these.
What is a tree?
Rye braced herself by holding onto the crossbar of the seat in front of her because she was familiar with these.
What are the methods of bus drivers?
Travelers who saw a bus while walking on the road would do this to get it to stop.
What is flag it down?
Because functional cars were so rare, they were just as likely to be used as these as they were for transportation.
What are weapons?
The stranger wore an expression of this quality that matched Rye's own expression.
What is wariness?
Rye watched the disputants on the bus carefully, knowing a fight would inevitably start when someone's nerve broke, someone's hand slipped, or someone reached the end of this ability.
What is their (limited) ability to communicate?
When the driver hit the brakes, combatants tumbled over seats and onto these passengers.
Who are screaming passengers?
People making long intercity trips from Los Angeles to Pasadena had to plan to camp out or risk seeking shelter with these dangerous people.
Who are locals (who might rob or murder them)?
When the driver of the Ford beckoned to Rye, she reacted by moving away in this manner.
What is warily?
Before looking back at Rye, the stranger looked at the fighting bus and then at this group of people.
Who are the small cluster of passengers who had gotten off?
Rye decided to leave her home on Virginia Road and take this risk only when these two overwhelming feelings finally drove her out.
What are loneliness and hopelessness?
Rye pushed open this door to exit the bus as soon as it came to a complete stop.
What is the back door?
Rye moved away from the bus and stood near the curb, wanting the protection of this if shooting started.
What is a tree?
The young, big man who stepped out of the Ford had hair of this description and texture.
What is dark and thick?
As the stranger stood looking at her, the bus behind him was doing this due to the combat inside.
What is rocking?
Rye feared this had happened to all of her family members excluding her brother and his children?