Sometimes, the universe decides to cooperate with a long road trip.
Because they had completely missed the heavy morning traffic they had anticipated, a sudden buzz of excitement rippled through the front of the bus.
The Chief turned around completely in his seat, a wide grin breaking across his weathered face as he raised his voice to notify everyone of the good news: they were officially ahead of schedule.
Instead of the original two o'clock arrival time, they were on track to pull up to the hotel by 12:00 or 1:00 PM at the very latest.
With the estimated arrival time pushed up so significantly, a collective decision was made in a matter of seconds.
Through a chaotic vote of shouted agreements and enthusiastic nodding, the consensus was clear: they would skip the scheduled lunch stop entirely and just eat a massive, proper meal once they reached their destination.
