Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : Back in high school (6 years ago) I used to get on a my friend’s school bus with and talk to them for a little bit while the bus was in the lot. Then I’d get off and go over to my bus before they all left the lot. I never caused any trouble. I simply sat next to my friends, talked for a bit, and then left (I didn’t really know anyone from my own bus).

One day, while exiting my friends bus, the driver shut the door, locking me inside. She told me that I was not allowed to leave the bus because I always come on and sit there and I don’t ride that bus. I told her that was unfair, and I was never told that this was a problem before — I had been doing this for almost 3 months with no issue. 

I tried asking her to open the doors, telling her that this bus did not stop near my house, and that my parents would be very upset if she forced me to go to the wrong stop. This led to an escalation, and she refused to open the doors.

I was not going to ride this bus home to a neighborhood miles away from my house, so I decided to just sit on the stairs by the door in protest to force her to open the doors. I knew she couldn’t leave with me there, and I felt justified if she wanted to call an administrator over. Meanwhile, a line of students formed outside the bus door trying to get on.

Finally, after maybe 30 seconds, the bus driver caved and opened the door. Immediately a large student came running towards me up the stairs, threatening me with statements like “Bitch do it again and I’ll fuck you up” and similar statements. The bus driver did not acknowledge this student’s actions, and continued to express her anger over my presence. I laughed at the ridiculousness of the situation and walked off the bus. 

I never went back on the bus, but me and my friends made a point to hang out right outside her door until the last possible second. We never had any incidents after that, but she always watched us closely.

Even now thinking back on the story, I feel that my actions were appropriate. In my opinion, what she attempted to do was kidnapping, and would have left me stranded miles from my house. Even though I wasn’t supposed to be on the bus, calmly asking me to leave would have worked just fine. I wasn’t there to cause an issue, just to talk to friends. 

Disclaimer: This is based on my memory from 6 years ago. It’s possible I’m remembering some details wrong, but I know the group of friends I hung out with were not the type to cause trouble for the adults at the school. 

AITA?

