bus rider van

one of the things van was most excited about with the move, was that he gets to ride the bus to school now. even better for me- the bus stop is right up the street. i can stand on my front porch and see him off in the morning, and just poke my head out the door to see when the bus gets there in the afternoon. so easy.
so after his first bus ride home, he told me that the bus driver was calling him "Ban". people mistake his name for "Ben" all the time so i didn't think much of it. the next morning i walked with him to the bus stop just to clear up any confusion. when the doors opened and i saw the latin bus driver, i knew right away what the deal was but went on with my explanation anyway. "this is Van" i said, and i spelled it out, "V-a-n."
"yeah." the bus driver said. "Ban."
"alright, as long as you know," i smiled to myself, as i turned around and walked home.