It wasn’t often that Leah rode the city bus. It had a particular reputation for missing passengers - it was easy for predators to get on the bus and simply wait until they saw someone that caught their fancy. As such, most of the people that used the public transportation were hungry preds and prey that knew what they were getting into. Well, them and the unlucky and uninformed tourists. Today, however, there were a good number of students from her high school and the local college who were

"Emma!" called the matriarch of the Bend household. "Emma!"
 
There was no reply, and Tina sighed. Despite her daughter's constant assurances that she would be better about her routine, that she would "never lose her head" on an examination day again. She hurried up the stairs, checking her watch. If Emma was going to be out and ready for her friend to pick her up, she'd have to be out in record time. That did not bode well.
 
She heard the sounds before