I’M LATE

I’m late. I’m late. Pearl left in the early morning, but I woke up late. Now, I’m running madly in the hallway. Thirty minutes late. I have never been late like this. My bag is swinging back and forth on my shoulder. It can even fall at any minute or I may even fall. In stress, I took the wrong stairs and turned down again.

“Holy shit. I should have stayed at home.” I complained and missed two steps on the stairs. Oh, no. Please, don’t fall and get embarrassed in front of many students, Emily. I had that thought and my eyes involuntarily closed. But then I...