"Settle down, everyone!" Hannah called out, her voice barely audible above the din. "If you don't quiet down, I'll have to turn this bus around and take you all back to school!" she threatened, a playful twinkle in her eye as she looked at the excited children in the bus. The children giggled but began to quiet down, eager for their field trip and not wanting to return to the school just yet.
As they started to quiet down, Hannah brought her hands to her lips, as if intending to use them as a microphone as she called out," Come on, class! Let out a loud cheer before we begin!"
While she screamed and hyped the kids, the bus started moving with a lurch, causing Hannah to lose her balance. She stumbled and fell, landing in a man's lap. She froze for a moment, feeling his hands reach out to steady her by the elbows. She turned her head then and their eyes met briefly as she whispered his name, "Erasmi..."