The Ride Home

Leaving Indy we were on top of the world. We had accomplished our goal set many years beforehand. We had extended the Bever and Shad legacy in FFA as well as solidified Biddle as one of the top Parli coaches in the country. 

We had made memories that were going to last a lifetime, but they weren't quite finished yet. We still had an entire bus ride home together. We had stopped not far out of the city for lunch (I think Arby's). When we were leaving a family from a town that neighbors Eldon walked in. We all knew each other so we chatted a bit. Then our team gathered on our short bus to make the trek back to Missouri. 

We were a few miles down the interstate when Lauren asked Chris a question. We thought it was strange he had fallen asleep so quickly and didn't answer. But then all at once the 6 of us and Biddle thought aloud, "Wait! Has anyone seen Chris since Arby's?"

I suppose this would make sense if we were on a regular sized bus and had 60 other kids on it. But there were 7 of us and it was a short bus. PLUS, Chris typically sat on the cooler next to the driver's seat (this should not be tried at home) talking to Biddle. So how we didn't notice is beyond us. 

We turned back around and picked him up. When we pulled in, our friends from Eugene were waiting with him and all were laughing hysterically. (For whatever reason Chris hadn't tried calling any of us!) 

Biddle quickly asked what he planned to do if we hadn't come back for him. He said he would have just hitched a ride with the Bashore family. (Gotta love small towns.) 

Chris got on the bus to all of us making fun of him. That's what he got for going to the bathroom. He also never let us live it down that we almost left him in Indianapolis. But it was just another memory to add to our Parliamentary Procedure adventures.