Today, the clock in the study lounge was off, so I was half-an-hour late to class. I was too embarrassed to walk in late, so I sat for the next half-hour with my ear against the door trying to hear the lecture. People stopped to ask if there was something wrong with me. Yeah, probably. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was late for class. I have extreme social anxiety, so I quietly slipped into the huge, packed auditorium, trying to be as quiet as possible. When I was almost to my seat, I accidentally kicked a teacher's coffee down the steps. The entire class looked at me and some clapped. FML
Today, I finally got the guts to walk out of class 30 minutes early, only to find that the back door was locked. As I stood there like an idiot trying to get it open, all 200 people in my class turned to laugh. My professor stared at me. I then walked back to my seat, sat down, and unpacked. FML
Today, I had a big exam. Twenty minutes in I could feel people turning round looking at me. I ignored them at first, but towards the one hour mark it got more distracting. I stood up and yelled, "Why's everyone staring at me!" I got kicked out. Turns out I was seated directly in front of the clock. FML
Today, I was terribly late for class, so I rushed to the classroom door, thinking it was unlocked. I smacked face-first into the glass, and awkwardly fell to the floor. Once I got back up, I peeked through the glass, only to realise it wasn't even my class. FML
Today, I walked into the wrong classroom, sat down, took notes for ten minutes, and only realized my mistake when the professor asked me to introduce myself and explain why I was there. I wasn’t even enrolled in the class. FML
Today, on the way to an exam, I got hit by a car. I got back up and limped to class. The teacher wouldn’t let me in because I was 10 seconds late. FML
Today, I went to college, where I'm studying for my dream job. Despite getting up at 5am to catch the earliest bus into town, I arrived ten minutes late. My professor knows my circumstances, but is still threatening to kick me off the course if I don't "arrive on time like everyone else." FML
Today, I stayed up all night to study for my anatomy final at 9 a.m. I studied outside the testing room in the hall all night. Apparently, I fell asleep with my headphones on, as my friend woke me up after walking out of the test, asking how I did. 300 classmates walked by and no one woke me up. FML
Today, one of my teachers yelled at me for being two minutes late to class. He was so concerned with my punishment that he didn't notice the four other people that walked in after me. FML
Today, I showed up to an important meeting 20 minutes late, claiming I couldn't find my keys. They were in my hand the whole time, and I realized it just as I reached for the doorknob. Everyone saw me pause mid-step, staring at my hand in disbelief. FML
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da_poiler 3
And that wasn't too embarrassing? Just go into the lecture next time...
9gagnFml 8
Don't worry, it's normal. I also did that once.
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Comments (40)
Bablegend 3
Take it easy dude!
DaFaq420 15
Its ok, I hope you learned something!!
carterjanelle 9
Such a dedicated student!
VoodooPriestess 16
When I started my new school year, I pumped myself up promising to turn over a new leaf and be more outgoing. I ended up skipping a class for a week and a half because two teachers started talking and separated the class and I didn't hear who I was supposed to go with and I got too worried that I would go with the wrong person and I just sat down where I was standing like a moron. You're not alone. Plus side, that's how I met my best friend.
Chocochii 9
I understand it, OP. I suffer from Social Anxiety and simple tasks are terrifying to do, even simply walking in to class late or ordering food at McDonald's. I hope it gets better for you ! ^_^
darkfireflame 15
Yes, yes there is. YDI.
kyouka 8
Not a good idea. You would have been better off going in and appearing to be half an hour late then appearing to miss the entire lecture. YDI.
mwali02 32
I've done this, too. Hopefully you were able to hear everything adequately!
AwkwardBookworm 27
What did you say to the people who stopped to ask what you were doing??
TheSentinel05 11
Do you have zero sense of time??? You should’ve known something was up after a few minutes of the clock not working…