A problem I solve

Have you ever gotten lost and been forced to go home on foot ? Well I have experienced this before and I would not want to go through this again.
This afternoon, I was on a bus and accidentally fell asleep because I had a horrendous case of insomnia the night before. Thankfully, a thoughtful and compassionate fellow commuter jerked me awake. I only had two dollars on my concession card which was reduced to a meager 8 cents after the ride. My wallet was empty as I had lent my friend some money to buy his sister a birthday present. So, when I got off the bus, I got a huge shock when I found that I had overshot by a mammoth 20 stops. To add to the whammy, my mobile phone had gone completely flat. My legs turned to jelly and my heart was palpitating so fast that it felt as if it was vibrating.
I was desperate but painstakingly forced myself to calm down and think about a way out of this mess. Thinking back, it was a miracle I could pull back the curtain of anxiousness from my mind to let in an idea.
I would wait for a bus of the same number as the bus I had been taking from the opposite direction, then sprint like a demon (while watching the traffic of course) to cover as much ground as possible, the stop when I could not keep up and wait for the next bus with the same number to come. Many a times, I had to laboriously squint at where the bus drove and then follow as much as I could.
After 14 or so stops, I could find my way home unassisted. Still even with my ingenious idea and my taxing sprinting, it was 3 hours before I could plant my exhausted, panting, sweating and flustered self on the sofa. I have learnt that if you face a problem, relax and think of an escape route. You will not get anywhere by panicking.