Today, in a true testament to how much I sleepwalk through my job some days, I accidentally left school an hour early. Yes, you heard right accidently. Allow me to explain.
So my after school class finishes and I head to the office to waste some time before heading off to the bus stop. 30 after rolls around and I pack up my shit and say my goodbyes and head out the door. As I leave the school grounds, it dawns on me that the students are still in class. Strange, so I look at my watch. Fuck, its only 4:30, not 5:30. Now, I’m faced with a choice: go back to school and get ridiculed by my school for being a dumbass or just roll with it and enjoy my additional hour of freedom. My pride being as enormous as it is, I just left and wandered around for the hour.
What remains to be seen is what will come of it tomorrow. Technically, I had no classes and my day ends contractually at 5, so I was only 30 minutes early. Knowing my school and co-teacher as I do, this is sure to be a horrendous sin akin to killing babies. I could tell the truth and say I just fucked up, but I’m in Korea, so why not just save face? Not saving face so much as just taking pleasure in lying. I’m contemplating just playing it off like a rebellious, rule-breaking badass that leaves school whenever the fuck he pleases. If only I had the slightest idea how to do that.
-Wallin
