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    Hell on Wheels
    Hell on Wheels
    Hell on Wheels
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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTellwell Talent
    Release dateAug 11, 2022
    ISBN9780228873082
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      Hell on Wheels - Madlen Dye

      Copyright © 2022 by Madlen Dye

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

      Tellwell Talent

      www.tellwell.ca

      ISBN

      978-0-22887-307-5 (Hardcover)

      978-0-22887-306-8 (Paperback)

      978-0-22887-308-2 (eBook)

      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

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