Hell on Wheels
By Madlen Dye
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Hell on Wheels, a non-fiction book, is a culmination of stories from my perspective as a ride-share driver, as well as strangers I have met. The book consists of 54 chapters, and each one is like driving with me in the moment. I had to drive for a ride-share company to make ends meet. I named the novel Hell on Wheels because whenever I drove passengers it was like driving in hell. The novel is the truth behind the wheel. I want to help people understand what it takes to be a driver for a ride-share company. Before you sign in for hell, read my book.
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Hell on Wheels - Madlen Dye
Copyright © 2022 by Madlen Dye
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978-0-22887-306-8 (Paperback)
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Table of Contents
Part 1. Driving Before COVID-19
Chapter 1 - T. Rex Hands
Chapter 2 - Kidnapped Guy
Sub Chapter A little Bit About Me
Chapter 3 - Fashion Famous Dog
Chapter 4 - Do I Like Driving for a Rideshare Company? Who Am I?
Chapter 5 - My First Rental Car for a Rideshare Company
Chapter 6 - Crazy Karen
Chapter 7 - Tragedy Strikes
Chapter 8 - The Untold Catch
Sub Chapter 2 Rental Company Fees (with a Rideshare Company):
Chapter 9 - Deranged Goth Boy
Chapter 10 - Bewildered Drunk Guy
Chapter 11 - Coaxed into a Hoax
Chapter 12 - Remorseful Killer
Chapter 13 - Pray to the Porcelain God
Chapter 14 - Angry Cigarette Man
Chapter 15 - Ornate Traveler
Chapter 16 - Mobile Dictatorship
Chapter 17 - Irrational Perception
Chapter 18 - Road Rage Gun Pursuit
Chapter 19 - Drug Lord Blood Gangster
Chapter 20 - Prostitute Shuttle
Chapter 21 - Toll Roads Are like Hoes
Chapter 22 - Snobby Rich Bitch
Chapter 23 - Tipsy Party Puker
Chapter 24 - Suck Up Soggy Pants
Chapter 25 - Miscommunicated Intentions
Chapter 26 - Dumb-Ass Free Rider
Chapter 27 - Buzz Killer
Chapter 28 - No Time to Waste
Chapter 29 - Desperate for Sex
Chapter 30 - Malicious Solicitor
Chapter 31 - Sinful Seductor
Chapter 32 - Clairvoyant Driver
Chapter 33 - Day of Misfortune
Chapter 34 - Forgetful Burnout
Chapter 35 - Aimless Man in Blue
Chapter 36 - Cyber Stalker
Chapter 37 - Control Freak
Chapter 38 - Super Freaks
Chapter 39 - Blackout Drunk
Chapter 40 - Coffee Girl
Chapter 41 - Military Surprise
Chapter 42 - Inane Man-Child
Chapter 43 - Woozy Toucher
Chapter 44 - Fool’s Gold
Chapter 45 - Kiss to Go
Chapter 46 - Misled Driver
Chapter 47 - Concert Fiasco
Chapter 48 - White Lies
Chapter 49 - Narcissistic Gay Guy
Chapter 50 - Fucked with the Iron God
Chapter 51 - Love 2 Go
Chapter 52 - Gatekeeper
Part 2. Driving After COVID-19
Chapter 53 - Dead End Ahead
Chapter 54 - Fruitless Inquisition
Dead End
Notes From the Editor
Hell on Wheels
When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.
—Thomas Sowell
I began work as a rideshare driver in 2019, and I started to write this book before COVID-19. People asked me if there was a difference between driving before and after COVID-19. Yes, there has been a huge difference!
Part 1
Driving Before COVID-19
How can I add value to people’s lives?
I thought. I decided to share my experiences in this novel to help people understand what it takes to work for a rideshare company. What is a rideshare company?
Every person I drove asked me that question. Another frequent question asked was, Do you like to be a rideshare driver?
To satisfy your curiosity, answer your questions and hopefully, show some how to be more kind, patient, and respectful.
I am a single mom and at the time I had no car. Before I acquired a car I was walking ten to twelve miles per day for six to seven months, just to get groceries for my kids. At the time, I also had a bunion which felt as if an anvil dropped on the balls [which I don’t have]. Usually I never paid attention to my feet, but the throbbing pain on my foot could not be ignored. Sometimes my big toe would get tangled with the toe next to it like an organic shoelace. Whenever my two toes crossed the pain would last fifteen to twenty minutes. This meant I had to stop everything I was doing and wait for it to subside; the pain was too sharp. It felt like giving birth to a porcupine. The only solution was surgery, which I had on April 26, 2019. I still had no car, and that summer my water heater broke in the house. It was $2,500 to get a new one or a used car. I could not afford to get both. It was a no-brainer to get the water heater. I had three roommates in my house and two kids, but I still had to figure out how to get a car. While taking a ride to the mall, my rideshare driver mentioned to me that the same company rents cars as well.
I decided to rent a car from the rideshare company because I could no longer walk ten to twelve miles, especially after the recent surgery, I had to wear a protective boot which inhibited my ability to walk. Not only that, but I did not take any pain killers because the side effects would make me feel as if I had been shot by a tranquilizer in the ass like a wild bear. I could not keep my eyes open, and I would feel sick.
The rideshare company I worked for and the car rental company I rented my car from didn’t care if I had surgery or not. My rental was not free; the price was $250 per week. I had to pay a deposit of $250 when I signed up. Prior to the deposit they checked my background to make sure I had no violations, no speeding tickets, no criminal history, and a valid driver’s license. The deposit was supposed to be refundable and I had to meet a quota of $250 per week to keep the car, that is almost forty dollars per day! They took deposits because if you did not make enough money for the week they would deduct that from your deposit.
Besides the $250 cost per week, there was a