Run too fast or too slow
“And that’s all for today, remember to read chapters...” the professor continued to speak but his words fell onto deaf ears as his students started packing their belongings away eager to leave. None more so than Jimin who had shoved his books away five minutes before the professor dismissed them and was well on his way out of the lecture hall as soon as the professor had said “that’s”. It wasn’t because he didn’t enjoy the class or because he didn’t like the professor, quite the opposite, Politics of the Pacific Rim was one of his favorite courses and the professor was as entertaining as they came.
Unfortunately for him his next professor wasn’t so easy going and was not above closing the doors to the lecture hall so no one could come in late and he only had ten minutes to run across campus for his next class. Not even after Jimin had tried to explain his situation did the professor relent, the professor had simply replied that he had made his bed so now he had to lie in it.
As he power walked through the campus he pulled out his phone and took his lower lip into his mouth, he had five minutes. Why did professors think it was okay to go over their scheduled times? Tucking his phone back into his pocket he shook his head, there was no point in over thinking it, he just had to get to his next class before his professor. Usually most people stayed away when they saw him half sprinting across the lawns, no longer caring about using the side walk, but when a voice called out an “excuse me?” he had no choice but to stop.
A first year, lost on her way to her next class, as a member of the freshman outreach program it was his duty to assist her. “It is just passed the Life Science building, it looks like it could be a part of it, but it’s just a separate lecture hall.” Once he was assured that she knew how to get there, he gave her one of his usual eye smiles and took off once more reaching for his phone. “Two minutes???” he gasped and decided he didn’t care how much attention he attracted and ran.
As soon as he reached the lecture hall he looked around trying to catch his breath, it seemed like the professor was running late too. He sighed in relief and was about to head off toward an empty seat when a voice behind him said “Ah Mr. Park, will you be joining us today or will you just be blocking my entrance?” Jimin could feel his face burning as he turned to look at the professor, giving him a bow the older man laughed and said as he walked passed him “Come, I think I see a seat in the front row. I’m sure you can explain to the class what you thought about the article...Oh and Mr. Park please close the door behind you.”