And waited . AND WAITED . when the bus was 15 minutes late , I called Trip to see if i was wrong to be getting panicky that the bus was 15 minutes late . when the bus was 25 minutes late , I called the school , who gave me the phone number for the school bus dispatcher , who did n't answer .

A: did he show up late to school ?

" Jason , if you do n't pass , do n't get down on yourself , " I thought . " This test has no bearing on your intelligence . You 're a smart guy if your number 's called or not . " Then I heard " 341 " .

A: Who is Jason ?

Jess had said he 'd be up at 6 . Apparently his alarm went off , but due to my tendancy to sleep with earplugs in I was oblivious . He woke me up at 7 , which would have been fine if I had not finally fallen asleep what seemed like 5 minutes before .

A: Why may the narrator be grateful for Jess ?

On Sunday just gone , we were walking around Covent Garden , briefly forgetting that it was the Queen 's official birthday celebration that day . First a few choppers went by . Then definitely some Lynxs and Gazelles .

A:
Why is such a military presence being shown in the air ?