Fire on the #43 (a mini-saga)


from the ABC set 1 Viva Pathways

I was on the bus when it happened. We were ordered off and the women began to scream. One man was sitting at the back singing. Perhaps he was in shock. I had to drag him and only when I agreed to harmonise with him did he manage to disembark.

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When the fire started, one man refused to leave.
"Only if you sing wid me, harmonise me melody he said before resuming his unrequited performance.
So two complete strangers walked together from the burning bus; a meek tenor and a soft baritone blending Marley's Redemption Song onto the Archway Road.

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