One morning in 1959, Roger Luna Jr. was waiting for a bus in Linares, Mexico, when he unexpectedly met an old friend.
Roger had not seen John Fiios in some time. The two men had been close since high school, and Roger had once saved John’s life during a boating accident.
Their reunion seemed like a lucky coincidence. But after Roger missed his bus, he learned that everyone on it had died in a crash.
Roger believed John had saved his life.
Then he went looking for his friend and learned something impossible.
Roger Luna Jr. Meets His Old Friend
Roger was inside a crowded bus terminal in Linares, Mexico. He was traveling out of town for work and had some time before his bus left.
While looking for something to read at a newspaper stand, Roger heard someone call his name.
He turned around and saw John Fiios running toward him.
Roger immediately recognized his old high school friend.
The two men were extremely close. Their friendship had started years earlier, when Roger saved John from drowning in a boating accident.
That experience created a strong bond between them.
Although their lives later went in different directions, they remained in contact.
So when they met again at the terminal, both men were happy to see each other.
The Friends Stop for Coffee
The bus terminal was noisy. Buses were arriving and leaving, and people were talking around them.
Roger and John tried to talk over the noise, but they had so much to discuss that they kept talking at the same time.
John eventually suggested that they leave the terminal and have coffee.
Roger checked his watch. He knew he did not have much time before his bus left.
Still, he wanted to catch up with John.
He agreed.
The two men picked up their belongings and walked to a café near the terminal.
Roger Notices Something Strange About John
At the café, Roger and John talked about their jobs, families and lives.
Despite the years apart, they quickly returned to their old friendship. Roger felt as if they were teenagers again.
But something about John looked different.
John appeared much paler and thinner than Roger remembered. He also had dark shadows beneath his eyes.
Roger became concerned.
He asked John if he was okay.
John said he had been sick recently but claimed he was feeling better.
Roger was not convinced. He kept asking whether John was really all right.
Eventually, John told him there was nothing to worry about and that Roger would not catch whatever illness he had.
Roger accepted the answer, and the two friends continued their conversation.
Roger Misses His Bus
The conversation lasted longer than Roger expected.
At one point, Roger checked his watch and realized he was at least 15 minutes late.
His bus had probably already left.
Roger quickly stood up and apologized to John. He needed to return to the terminal and see if he could still catch the bus.
When Roger tried to pay his share of the bill, John insisted on paying for both of them.
Roger thanked him, grabbed his belongings and rushed back to the terminal.
But the bus was gone.
The Bus Crashes After Roger Leaves
Roger initially thought he had simply missed his ride.
Then he noticed a crowd gathered near the place where his bus had been.
A bus terminal employee was speaking to the group.
The employee was talking about the same bus Roger had planned to take.
Shortly after leaving the terminal, the bus had traveled through a rocky area. The driver lost control.
The bus swerved and went over a cliff.
Everyone aboard died.
Roger was stunned.
He had been supposed to be on that bus.
If John had not appeared at the terminal and invited him for coffee, Roger would likely have boarded it.
Roger suddenly realized something that was difficult to comprehend.
His old friend had saved his life again.
Years earlier, Roger had saved John’s life during a boating accident.
Now, Roger believed John had returned the favor.
Roger Goes Back to Find John
Roger wanted to tell John what had happened.
He immediately ran back to the café.
But John was already gone.
The two men had not exchanged contact information. It was the 1950s, long before mobile phones made it easy to find someone.
Roger needed another way to contact his friend.
The only place he could think of was John’s family home.
Roger traveled to John’s hometown and went to the house where his friend had grown up.
He did not know whether John still lived there. But he hoped that someone in the family could help him find him.
When Roger knocked on the door, John’s mother answered.
She recognized Roger and welcomed him.
Then Roger asked if John was there.
He needed to speak with his old friend.
John’s Mother Gives Roger Shocking News
John’s mother looked confused.
Then she told Roger something he could not understand.
John had died a week earlier.
Roger was shocked.
He had been sitting with John in a café only hours earlier.
John’s conversation with him had also caused Roger to miss the bus that later crashed.
Roger could not make sense of what John’s mother had told him.
As far as he knew, John had been alive and sitting across from him that same day.
But John’s mother was certain.
Her son had died a week earlier.
Roger Searches for Proof
Roger could not accept what he had heard.
He thought there had to be a mistake.
So he returned to the café.
He found the waiter who had served him earlier and asked whether he remembered Roger sitting there with his friend.
Roger described John and asked the waiter to confirm that the two men had been together.
The waiter’s response made the situation even stranger.
The waiter remembered Roger.
But he did not remember him sitting with another man.
Instead, the waiter said Roger had been having an animated conversation with himself.
According to the waiter, Roger had been alone the entire time.
What Happened to Roger Luna Jr.?
The transcript ends with the waiter’s account.
It does not provide a confirmed explanation for what Roger experienced.
From Roger’s perspective, he had met John, talked with him over coffee and missed a bus because of their conversation.
The bus later crashed, killing everyone aboard.
But John’s mother said John had already been dead for a week.
The waiter then claimed Roger had been alone at the café.
These details form the mystery at the center of the story.
Was Roger experiencing a supernatural encounter? Was there another explanation for what happened? Or was there something Roger misunderstood about the meeting?
The transcript does not establish a definitive answer.
The Strange Bus Terminal Encounter
Roger Luna Jr.’s story stands out because several events appear to connect in an impossible way.
Roger had a chance meeting with an old friend.
That meeting caused him to miss a bus.
The bus then crashed, killing everyone aboard.
Roger believed his friend had saved him.
But when he went looking for John, he learned that John had reportedly died a week earlier.
The café waiter then said Roger had been alone.
Whatever the explanation, the encounter left Roger facing a mystery that he could not easily explain.
And the story ends with one central question: who was Roger talking to that morning?