A exercise from the happier, and more hackish days..

There was only one way to put it, the bus driver was scary. The cheery grin spread across her face couldn’t even help, five missing teeth and counting.
“Come on, dear, we haven’t got all day.” I’ll get you and your little dog too, I added to her words in my head.
“Sorry. I guessed I’m just sort of stunned, new school and all.” Every teacher or whatever was a sucker for that line, it almost guarantee favoritism, or at the very least acceptance.
“Of course, well just come on in the bus and we’ll get you over the jitters soon enough,” Hook, line, and sinker, “Sarah back there on the last row is real nice, why don’t you go sit with her?”
“Oh Gosh, thanks Ma’am! I never would have figured out where to sit!” My grimace was answered with her toothless smile, and I hurried to the back of the bus. The old lady had at least pointed out an empty seat, and I was completely read to take it; no matter who was in the one next to it. I never got to the end of the bus though. Halfway to the empty seat and I was yanked around and pulled down next to a rather surprising girl.
“What in the name of My Chemical Romance were you trying to do!?”
“Waa?” That was all I could get through the surprise.
“Please, please tell me you weren’t going to sit next to Sarah Smith. No, not even a newbie could have made that mistake; everyone has a bit of self preservation. But you were weren’t you? Ugh, I should have just let you embarrass yourself. Almost deserve it too. She would have ripped you to shreds without even chipping one of those talons. You are so lucky I’m a generous person-"
“Who are you?” Waiting for her to take a breath was obviously not a good strategy.
“Oh, I’m Dilana. But everyone just calls me Di. Dilana is just too much of a mouthful ya know? And your name? No! Wait, wait, let me guess. Catherine? Leah? Shelby? Emily? Ashley? Lauren?”
“Close,” I said laughing. “Its Alex.”
“Yeah really close to Lauren.” She rolled her eyes at me, “Hey , Alec, another one that’s just one off!” Brown hair, green eyes the guy that looked at me over the seat was a ten or higher. Alec, that was a cool name, very macho. “He’s forever trying to find anyone that has his name.” Di added to me “Makes you feel like a freak not finding anyone who has your name don’t it Alec?”
“Your one to talk Dilana, course we already knew you were a freak so it doesn’t make much difference does it?”