He had reached the last step and was about to jump off the bus when he felt a tug at his back.
A line of kids had already filed off ahead of him and at least five more had been standing in line behind him. But suddenly the bus lurched forward. And his body was pinned, dangling outside, his backpack caught in the door.
The tires rotated inches from his white sneakers as the road rolled below him. He tried not to wiggle or pull his backpack loose, afraid that if one of the straps broke, he’d be crushed under the wheels.