The alarm was ringing continuously until I came to my consciousness from deep sleep. I kept sweeping my hand across the bed until my fingers grabbed some metal-like thing. I dragged my phone towards me and with half opened eyes, I looked into it. It was already 7:30 AM in the morning. Fine that's not something terrific, but I was quick to find a small reminder below the time and it went

"FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL"

And now this is terrific cause I totally forgot about this shit!

I jumped out from my bed and ...

THUD!
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My leg got tangled with my worn out carpet and now I'm kissing the floor and I regret it cause I din't clean my room for weeks and I must have thrown away this carpet when my mom said.

I hurried to my restroom and was trying to get ready as fast as I could. Atleast the water was running through the tap without stopping.

(Sighs in relief)

What an amazing start!

I hurried to my parent's room but they were still asleep unaware that today is my first day of high school.

"MOM!! I have school today!! I'm gonna be late!!" I kept yelling the same thing until she opened her eyes and saw a panicing goose before her, well that's me.

"Oh my God! How can I forget it? David! Wake up it is our daughter's first day in school" my mom anxiously woke up my dad.

"Just for a few more minutes honey and I'm done"  my dad blabbered in half sleep.

Hesitated, my mom kicked my dad from the bed.

"Now what was that for" my dad asked rubbing his back.

"David it is our daughter's first day at the new school" my mom reminded my father again.

"Oh yes!" replied my dad with widened eyes.

"I don't know whether the car's engine is in a proper condition"

"What? Seriously dad?" I asked him in disbelief.

"Never mind sweetheart it will definitely be in a good condition" he said.

And both of them hurried to do their works.

My mom was preparing breakfast for me while my father was making sure our car was working properly cause we didn't take it out for days.

Me; in this midst was panicking to the core.

And when I saw my phone again it was already past 8 and I must be in the school before 8:45.

The breakfast was still not ready; so my mom gave me some money to make sure I eat in the nearby shop or in the school canteen. I hurried out of the house with my dad waving goodbye to my mom.

Luckily our car was in a good condition and we drove off. But this was just a short term happiness until we met with a car breakdown,

At the middle of the road.

'Never mind sweetheart it will definitely be in a good condition'

I recalled what he said which was absolutely irrelevant to what had happened now

I frowned at my father. But there is nothing we can do now. The cars behind us kept honking in chorus and we moved our car to the side of the road.

"Well....I was not expecting that" my father started.

"No issues, I'll walk with you till school" he said.

Just then his phone vibrated with a call from his boss,

"Mr. David, an emergency, please come to the office now. Right now"

I could hear the boss voice very well though I was few feet awa from the phone

I know my dad has to hurry up and I don't want to trouble him,

"It's okay dad, I'll walk alone, don't worry, just carry on with your work"

"I'm sorry sweetheart, go safely" he said.

Then I started walking to my school; I could see the school from the place where I was standing but I need to walk for about ten minutes? And I was terribly hungry and wanted something to eat very badly.

I stopped at a nearby shop and ordered for a sandwich; but I don't think it was in a good condition because it tasted really bad. But since I had no time I almost swallowed the whole thing in 2 attempts and hurried my way, the school was not so far from the place where we had our breakdown and I reached it on time.

I never expected my first day of my high school to begin like this.

By the way I am Mina Josh a teenager of 17 years stepping into my high school with high hopes.
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I was heading into the new school campus. It was indeed very biggg;

The classrooms, corridors, sports ground everything was awesome.

As I was admiring the campus I started to hear some strange sounds from my stomach and I started to have some cramps and I felt like I need to hurry up to the washroom,

Immediately!!.

But I don't know where to find the girls washroom in this new school. I hurried my way; I was sure that it is because of that stupid sandwich and was cursing that shopkeeper and was heading my way. I can't hold anymore...

Then I saw something that made my eyes gleam...

It was written as WASHROOM... But for Boys?! I was feeling awkward and I made my point not to enter at any cost; but I cannot hold any longer...

So I made my mind and first turned around to see if someone is passing by the corridor.

When I found it was no, I peeked inside the washroom to see if any boys were there. I don't want them to think about me wierd or like,

"Is it a boy in a skirt?" No! No!

Luckily there was none, I quietly tip toed inside and made my steps firm; trying not to fall because the place was slippery.

After few minutes I felt much relieved and headed to the sink to wash my hands and began walking towards the exit.

There was a wall placed before the sink; so it was not possible to see who is coming from the entrance. The same happened; I was not able to see who was coming and bumped into a boy who was entering in.

Since the floor was slippery both of us lost control and landed on the floor facing opposite to each other.
I was rubbing my head as it got hit with the sink pipe. OUCH! it really hurts!

I really wanted to see who the hell it was.

When I was about to scold the boy; my heart skipped a beat when I saw his face.

He was a brown headed and tanned skin fellow with grey eyes and a sharp jaw line.

Wow, he has grey eyes!

He was actually, staring at me?

Wait me?

I made it sure that it was me who he was staring because there was no one else in the washroom.

I really felt embarrassed. What made a handsome boy like him to stare a stupid like me? I wondered. Or maybe he found me beautiful or whatever? I was floating in questions.

Then I came to my senses that I was in a boy's restroom. And I thought that it must be the reason why he was staring me.

Hell no!! What will he ask me now?

Will he ask me that I'm a boy? Or... no! I don't want to think anything else....

He was about to ask me something, I was sure about what he is going to ask and prepared myself to answer, but the question he asked me was even more awkward than what I expected.

He asked me in his deep voice,

"What uh... what an elementary school girl doing in a high school?"

Now that's a very common question asked to me by everyone because I was only 154cm and I was in this constant height from my 8th grade. But I was not expecting that now! But....

Argh!!... I hate people asking me like that dude, what's wrong in being small?
Just because I'm small how can the see me as a kid?

I replied to him in a tough tone, "No I am a high school student, I am 17 years old" ( I stressed my age while saying because he looks me like a kid!)

He just chuckled. I got really irritated and said, "And what about you? Do you think you look like a high school student huh? You look like a GIRAFFE with a tie!" he was really tall.

"Why you guys grow so much? To eat leaves from tress and I cannot be small just because you are tall."

Woah!! I'm so brave! Bravo Mina! But wait, was that a bit too much?

He dint utter a word further but his brows bridged together and I could see his fists closing, fearing that he might knock me down, I hurried to leave the place.

But before I could take a foot off from the washroom he asked, "And what were you doing in a boy's restroom miss shortie?"

Her comes the expected question but I could not answer now, my heart was beating fast with fear that it paused all my words.

"I...I actually... look everyone has an emergency right?" I replied quickly and left the place without turning back, or waiting to see his reactions.

Hello guys, I am back as I promised. I hope you liked the first chapter.

Keep supporting guys.♡♡♡

Now I wanna ask you a question
(not something serious, just like sharing memories)
Have you ever been late for the very first day of your new school or college?
(I din't, but I had been late on the other days. I often miss my school bus)