Ihadastreakoftoughluckyesterday.Everything,itseemedtome,wentwrong.AndIsimplycouldn’tunderstandwhyallthebadthingshappenedtomeinonesingleday.
Inthemorning,asluckwouldhaveit,myalarmclockdidn’tring,andwithanachingheadIwokeuphalfanhourlaterthanusual.Iwasinsuchahurrythat,whenmakinganomelet,Igotmyfingersburntandsplashedtheomeletalloverthefloorofthekitchen.
Havingnotimeformybreakfastatthatpoint,Irushedoutofmyhousewithanemptystomachandhurtingfingers.Ihadintendedtocatchthe7:30subway,butsomehowIcouldn’tmakeit.IbecameverynervousatthemerethoughtofbeinglateformyEnglishclass,becausemyEnglishteacherisverystrictanddemanding,andhegetsangrywheneveranystudentislateforhisclass.
Aftergettingoffthe7:40subway,Iracedallthewayfromthestationtomyschool,thinkingitwouldbeimpossibleformetoflagataxiatthishouroftheday.Atthecornerofthestreetnearmyschool,Iabruptlybumpedintoamanand,worseluck,broketheglassesIhadboughtfor500yuanjustlastweek.Withscarcelyanytimetoreceiveorofferanapology,Ijustkeptonrunningandrunning.Atlonglast,Iarrivedattheschoolonlytofind,withgreatsadnessmixedwithsomerelief,thattheschoolwasemptyandtheclassroomswerealllocked.ItwasSaturday.
Myillluckshowednosignofcomingtoanend.WhenIreturnedhomegreatlyfrustrated,Ifoundmyselflockedout.InmyhurryIhadforgottentobringthekeywithme.Justmyluck!
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