The White Lady on the Ceres Bus

One rainy night, Marco boarded a **Ceres bus** heading to the province. There were barely

any passengers, and the road was dark as they traveled along the winding mountain highway.

He sat near the middle and soon closed his eyes to sleep. Around eleven o’clock,

the air inside the bus suddenly turned cold. When Marco opened his eyes,

he noticed a **woman wearing a white dress** sitting in the very last seat.

She was silent, sitting straight, with long hair covering her face. He thought she must

have just gotten on. As the bus continued moving, Marco realized that

**none of the other passengers were looking at the woman**, not even when the conductor passed