The driver physically verified the blanket to end the escalating confrontation

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The driver sighed. Yasmin watched him in the mirror as he rolled his eyes and put the vehicle in park. He stood up, walked down the aisle, and stopped in front of the woman, looking at her without saying a thing. “It’s a baby!” he yelled across the bus to the man. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 333