time please?

If wasn't me, I'd laugh.

My mom bursts into my room and says "You'd better get up, look at the time!"

The only time she's ever used that one is when I'm very late getting up. I look up at the clock, and the minute hand is at 20 to. In terms of getting there for 9:00, that's bad. Even with a ride to school.

I think that's the fastest I get out of bed and ready to school. In eight minutes I'm just putting on my shoes, with everyone in the car outside. Then the phone rings.

"Laura..."

"Look I'm just putting my bloody shoes on okay? Just hold on!"

"Laura, it's not time for you to go to school yet! It's only 7:50."

"Look, okay, I'm... 7:50?"

I check my watch, I should have checked the hour hand as well. 7 not 8. When I finally get back to my room my alarm clock goes off. Go figure.

Now I've got half an hour to kill before leaving.

Laura | 8:08