Honestly, did you, intentionally or unintentionally, take ideas from my story?
Because there's an awful lot of things similar, right down to the name of the bus driver.
http://ficwad.com/story/106697
Author's response
I've never read any of your stories, so no it was unintentional. I can change the name... Cause carl's the name of my friend's fish xD I felt like using it