Travails of a Naija traveler 2

Deji was resident in Enugu and got an impromptu invite to be in Lagos for an interview by 9am the next day 

As a job seeking graduate he couldn't afford to miss any opportunity 

So as early as early could permit, he got to the park, got the ticket with the last of his savings and looked forward with hope that this time around everything would favour him.

They had barely made it past Enugu when they had tyre trouble

Some 50 minutes plus and it was thankfully fixed 

Little did the passengers know that this was only the beginning of a very long journey 

As the first bus, the idea behind using this was to arrive one's destination in good time on the assumption that the first buses are usually the best

Unfortunately this was not the case; it turned out not to be so sound, no air condition even though they paid for it. Oga Driver vehemently refused putting it on on the grounds that it would eat into his fuel so he put in on when he felt the occassion warranted it

From brake failure to overheating down to a bad exhaust, it went on and on

By the time they got to Ore they had stopped too many times to count and several passengers had ditched the bus for another

Too bad for persons like Deji who used their last cash to pay for the fare, Oga driver claimed the company had a no refund policy once payment was made despite all manner of pleas

By the time they made it to Lagos, the cock was crowing to mark the morning.

Your guess is as good as mine what Deji's state was going into the interview.

Ever encountered such Ill fated journey?