I don't like tuesday mornings. I wake up tired and I have an early class (8:30 am) and I almost always late. I almost failed that class last semester because of that (the prof. makes us take tests every class from 8:30 to 9:00, and the doors close at 8:45). This was the second class of the semester, and I had already been late for the first one. Not a good start.
Today I was ready on time (7:55-ish) and happy about it. But, when I got in the car, I wasted 3-4 minutes waiting for my sisters. And when you have a train to catch, you really can't waste any time.
Well. Mom drives me to the station. It's around 8:05 am, so the train must be close. I realize, oops, I forgot my fucking wallet, which had my train pass in it! I had to grab some money and haul ass to the station, hoping to have enough time to buy a temporary pass for today.
I didn't. the train arrived as I was buying the pass. I panic, grab the pass and run like hell. Then I... got stuck in these fucking rotating bar things I have to go through after scanning my pass. After getting out of there, I kept running, but the strap of my fucking bag came loose and my bag fell to the floor.
By the way I screamed you would've though I had broken my leg.
Great! My daily dose of public humilliation. Anyway, I went back and picked my bag up, dropping some money and pencils. I ran up the stairs and got to the boarding platform just as the train was closing its doors. FuckfuckfuckFUCK. SO CLOSE.
Now, see, this here train can be rather... erratic with its arrival times. The next train could take from 3 to 10 mintues to get here. If it takes more than five minutes... well, I'm fucked.
I started getting tears in my eyes out of pure dumb rage and frustration. It's like, no matter how much I try, something always happens that makes me be late for class.
So, I sat down on a bench, sniffling, trying not to look like someone killed my cat. One of the guards came up and brought me the crap I had dropped in my ridiculous-looking mad dash for the train. Aww. So nice of him. Unfortunately I can't remember even looking up at him to thank him.
But wait- the next train is only 3 minutes away! Woohoo! I still had a chance, providing the train moves at a normal speed, which doesn't happen often lately. Now you can understand why I was so worried about the time. New, faster trains my ass.
Everything goes ok, didn't take too long.I reattached the strap to the bag (it has a snap button that apparently doesn't do its job very well) I got out of the train at 8:27 am. I just had to hurry a little and I'd be in class on time!
( But... if it had ended there, I wouldn't be writing this. )