A Toddler's Joy Ride

Prompt: The Daily Topic: Plane, Train, Bus Or Taxi? Write About an Interesting Experience You Had On Public Transportation.

My husband and I take our 2 year old daughter for small trips in metros and buses. She enjoys them thoroughly and likes to stand on the bus seat, waving to the motorists passing by.
One day, I decided to take her out for lunch with some friends. The group comprised of 3 moms and 4 kids. It was a sunny day by the time we had started out. But during the bus ride, it began pouring heavily. The bus journey was around an hour so we weren’t too worried. In the beginning, the kids were sitting quietly and enjoying themselves. But with the pouring rain and the raindrops falling on the windowpanes began all the BAAOOOWs (synonym for WOW!), squeals and giggles. The two year olds had taken a fondness towards the rain. Something new for them each time they see it. My daughter, who had been as usual standing on the bus seat looking out, got down and began to jump. Looking at her, my friend’s daughter too joined in. And they slowly got uncontrollable. We tried to put them back on the seat, they just didn’t budge. We tried to tell them to stop jumping, as they would get hurt. That statement seemed to get in through one ear, and out of the other. It was ok till the time we were gawking at their pranks. But when they began squealing, it got embarrassing. Every two to three minutes, somebody would turn around to look at us with questioning eyes (why weren’t we being able to control our kids?). I think at least 10 people would have looked back to see as to what the chaos all about. Amidst all this commotion, we had also started screaming at the kids to stop their naughty endeavors. With some spankings, the two kids finally rested (their rest was standing on the bus seat!). Came the bus stop and we all jumped down heaving a sigh of relief that we had finally arrived for a lunch; which actually opened the doors for further mischief by the tiny tots!