story time

i was supposed to be done with finals today. i had two super hard ones on the same day too! anyway, i was getting ready to go to school and take my final this morning when my phone rings. someone from my class asks me, "are you ok?" and i replied, "yes, why? oh no, what time is the final?" he says,"uhm, i just got done taking it." i thought he was kidding, but he was not.

the class is at 10:30 usually, so i thought the final was at ten. it was not. it was at 8. my friend called me at 9:40.

i completely flipped out and drove to school as fast as i could. this final is worth 50% of my final grade, and i could have just wasted an entire semester worth of work because my dumb ass didn't find out the right time.

i busted in the room at 9:58 and there were still a few people left. my professor's face lit up and he said, "there you are! i was worried about you!" by this time i'm on the verge of tears and about 4 people have called to see where i was.

so i sat down, ready to accept my fate of failing the class. however, my professor (who is a former vice president of mastercard international, btw) says, "it's ok. i'm gonna let you take the test, but can you do it thursday night? i have meetings to go to right now."

i nearly passed out. by this time, i was so worked up, i started crying a little anyway. i thanked him profusely and promised him that i would be there. i also wasn't the only one who had missed the final!

my prof told me that he knows i'm a hard worker and that he thinks i'm a good student, so he was worried when i didn't show up...which is always a nice thing to hear.

moral(s) of the story:
- sometimes, when you screw up, you get a second chance.
- work your butt off and you'll get rewarded.
- when in doubt, find out!

p.s. this professor knows that i keep a journal, so as i was leaving the room to go to my car and let out my barge of emotions into my steering wheel (i had a lot going on, i needed to cry it out!) he says to me, "hey, you've got a great story to write about today!" it made me laugh a little, mostly because it was true. it is a good story.

now i have to go study a bunch and kick the exam's ass. redemption shall be mine.