Luck or Determination?

23/10/24

For Reference, I wake up two hours before the time my first lesson of the day starts and leave the house an hour and a half before. My first lesson on Wednesdays is PD (Personal Development) and it starts at 9:30am so I should be waking up at 7:30 however, the majority of the week I start at 9:00 so instead of making an alarm for 7:30 I just use my regular 7:00am alarm and trust myself to keep checking the time while I spend that extra half an hour in bed. I recall waking up to my 7am alarm this morning and turning my phone off. Now I had a very long Tuesday so I was very tired that night, I guess I fell asleep immediately after turning my phone off. Anyway I wake up at around 8:45am which is 45 minutes before the start of PD. I jump up out of bed and, for some reason, start brushing my hair which I guess slightly calmed me down. I grab my phone and prepare myself to text my progress leader to tell her I wont make it to PD but after double checking the time I decide that I can make it in 45 minutes. Now the bus journey alone usually takes 45 minutes, getting to the bus stop takes less than 5 and getting to college takes 5-15 depending which bus stop I get off at. So my hope might sound stupid but my attendance has been at 100% since the start of the year and I knew that it would go down more if I missed the whole lesson rather than if I was late.

So, I put on the first hoodie I saw on the floor over my pyjama shirt, an unwashed pair of jeans to get me through the day which only consisted of two lessons so it didn't really matter. I dug my lanyard out from under my pillows and ran downstairs where I grabbed my bag, ran into the bathroom to check the state of my hair and shoved my shoes on. I paused the rush for a moment to have a drink but y'know you have to stay hydrated. 

I get out the house and speed walk to the bus stop. Luckily I only waited like two minutes before the bus came and the whole journey was silent and boring because I was in too much of a rush to look for my earbuds. I don't stress easily so I spent the whole journey estimating what time Id get off the bus which were ended up being very accurate. I got off at 9:25am took an unfamiliar shortcut to the college behind some other students who I trusted were headed straight there. I ran into the building at 9:29am and ironically walked up the stairs with my progress leader who couldn't open the class door for a few minutes so I was technically there before the start of the lesson.

Now I'm thinking, was that my reward for being determined or am I just lucky?