'Shit. I'm late. I'm SO late. The new professor's going to kill me'. It was the first day of our new semester and I was already ten minutes late for class. New semester, new lectures, new professor but same old boring routine.
But today was different. For starters, my alarm clock decided to ditch me. I woke up at 9:45 a.m. My class was at 10:00 a.m. I got ready as fast I could and I ran out. My college was just ten minutes away from where I stayed but that didn't really help much considering I was already late. Just as I walked outside my PG and crossed the road, I remembered that I forgot to buy the new book I needed for the first lecture. Doing post graduation and not carrying your books to class is something our teachers are not really fond of. Also, I heard that the new professor, who had just joined this semester, was pretty strict. Thankfully, there was a book store just on the way to college. And even better, it was already open. I decided that going very late to class with the book was much better than going late to class than without the book. So, I went and bought the book. Just as I was leaving the shop, I saw a chemist next door. And then I got an idea. I absolutely hated getting a scolding from teachers. Whatever the reason may be, I hated it. So, I went to the chemist and decided to buy a crepe bandage and tie it around my ankle. I decided on a perfect excuse that I would tell the professor as an excuse for being late. Just as I entered the chemist and picked up the bandage, I saw that there was a long queue at the payment counter. I waited for five minutes and realized that the line hadn't moved even an inch. I asked the lady standing in front of me what was happening. Apparently, there was some idiot who was arguing with the shopkeeper about some bill. WHY NOW? I got furious and went ahead and started shouting at the man. 'You do realize that there are people waiting here who have better things to do in life to wait for you to solve your bloody issues?' The man just stared at me blankly. And then his expression changed. Clearly, I didn't really improve his mood. 'Madam, I'm a common consumer just as you are who also has much better things to do. But the only thing I'm doing right now is demanding my right which I really don't understand WHY is becoming such a big deal here. Now, if you could please wait, that'll be really helpful'. I was just about to scream again when I got a call from my friend. She told me that our class had been postponed to 11:00 a.m. I swear, I had never been happier. I left the box of crepe bandage at the counter, gave the idiotic man a very angry look and walked out. But I was really happy so I didn't really care about anything else then. I walked to college and went to class. I sat at the back because teachers didn't really care about the back benchers and I didn't really care about the class. I was playing around with my bag, trying to find a pen, when our new professor walked in. Everybody sat up to greet him and sat down just as quickly but I was typo busy with my bag. Just as I looked up, I got the biggest shock ever. It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck upon me. I was staring at the same man who I had just had an argument with barely half an hour ago. The same man I had shouted at so badly that even the aunties in the chemist looked at me with disgust. Yes, the idiotic man from the chemist was my new professor.
I couldn't have asked for a better start to the new semester.
But today was different. For starters, my alarm clock decided to ditch me. I woke up at 9:45 a.m. My class was at 10:00 a.m. I got ready as fast I could and I ran out. My college was just ten minutes away from where I stayed but that didn't really help much considering I was already late. Just as I walked outside my PG and crossed the road, I remembered that I forgot to buy the new book I needed for the first lecture. Doing post graduation and not carrying your books to class is something our teachers are not really fond of. Also, I heard that the new professor, who had just joined this semester, was pretty strict. Thankfully, there was a book store just on the way to college. And even better, it was already open. I decided that going very late to class with the book was much better than going late to class than without the book. So, I went and bought the book. Just as I was leaving the shop, I saw a chemist next door. And then I got an idea. I absolutely hated getting a scolding from teachers. Whatever the reason may be, I hated it. So, I went to the chemist and decided to buy a crepe bandage and tie it around my ankle. I decided on a perfect excuse that I would tell the professor as an excuse for being late. Just as I entered the chemist and picked up the bandage, I saw that there was a long queue at the payment counter. I waited for five minutes and realized that the line hadn't moved even an inch. I asked the lady standing in front of me what was happening. Apparently, there was some idiot who was arguing with the shopkeeper about some bill. WHY NOW? I got furious and went ahead and started shouting at the man. 'You do realize that there are people waiting here who have better things to do in life to wait for you to solve your bloody issues?' The man just stared at me blankly. And then his expression changed. Clearly, I didn't really improve his mood. 'Madam, I'm a common consumer just as you are who also has much better things to do. But the only thing I'm doing right now is demanding my right which I really don't understand WHY is becoming such a big deal here. Now, if you could please wait, that'll be really helpful'. I was just about to scream again when I got a call from my friend. She told me that our class had been postponed to 11:00 a.m. I swear, I had never been happier. I left the box of crepe bandage at the counter, gave the idiotic man a very angry look and walked out. But I was really happy so I didn't really care about anything else then. I walked to college and went to class. I sat at the back because teachers didn't really care about the back benchers and I didn't really care about the class. I was playing around with my bag, trying to find a pen, when our new professor walked in. Everybody sat up to greet him and sat down just as quickly but I was typo busy with my bag. Just as I looked up, I got the biggest shock ever. It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck upon me. I was staring at the same man who I had just had an argument with barely half an hour ago. The same man I had shouted at so badly that even the aunties in the chemist looked at me with disgust. Yes, the idiotic man from the chemist was my new professor.
I couldn't have asked for a better start to the new semester.
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ReplyDeleteThis is cool. Short stories are hard to write; you should be proud of yourself.
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much, it really means a lot :)
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