It was 2013. This was my first year as a college student. I remember I had gotten ready enthusiastically the night before my first day. Clothes ready and due registration papers. You know the basics. Mentally, as I said, I was enthusiastic. I rememeber repeating these confounded words that night over and over, 'I am hitting it to college! yeh! I am hitting it to college'. Some poor kid stuff, you know. Anyway, the institution I registered in was one of physics. Don't ask me why, but I happened to like physics. I even got a great grade in it during my BAC exam. It was 16 out of 20 points. So, yeah, I liked it and at the time, I thought of nothing else but studying the darned thing. Another Einstein is about to emerge!

The long-waited-for day had finally come and I was ready. I woke up early that morning. I don't remember I ever woke up early a day in my life. Man, I thought I was going on a mission to save the WORD. I met the mother, kissed her forehead, asked her blessings, and went to the local coffee. There I met my best waiter, Henry. The guy has been working in that coffee ever since 1990. Everybody liked him. I also did. I guess it is due to the fact that he did greet a customer with a welcoming smile. A thing you don't happen to see nowadays in this old cold careless world. Anyway, I enterd. I ordered a cup of coffee, two croissants and one mille-feuille. I know you're asking from where such a broke fellow, just entering college, got the money. Well, it's from here and there, you know. Sometimes, your father blesses you with a couple of dollars, your mother too.

"How are you John?" Henry asked.

"Well, the birds are chirping. The sky is blue. What more could you ask?", I said.

"It's true. But I haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been? I thought you were dead!", said Henry.

It appeared that Henry was about to initiate a long conversation, so I cut him short because I was in a hurry. I was going to save the world with my love for physics.

"Well, here I am BRO! Now, whould you please get me what I ordered? I'm kinda late!"

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"Whatever you say John." He replied.

I breakfasted, tipped Henry and ran to the college bus. I arrived at the station. I saw many collegers, standing there. Amongst them were some girls, with their headphones on. They kinda looked solemn. I mean they really looked serious. They had that look on their faces. They must have practised it in the mirror. A look which treated a person as a hunk of junk. I don't know. Maybe, they thought they were the only ones entering college. Anyway, there were also some boys, interestedly waiting. I stood there. I waited. I waited for five minutes. The bus didn't come. I waited for 10 minutes. The bus didn't come. I waited for 20 minutes. The darned bus still didn't come. Boy, It was 8:20 am. The bus was supposed to be in the station at 8:00 am straight. What was wrong? Around me, the girls, I just mentioned, began moving impatiently. I also began losing it. This was not what I had expected. Beside me, I saw a colleger. He looked kinda calm. He wasn't disturbed at all. It was as if he didn't care if the bus came or not. I thought the guy was certainly an experienced collger. Someone who knows the ropes. I approached him.

"Hi! How are you?" I asked.

"What up! I am fine! You?" He asked.

"As you see we are trapped into this wating-for-the bus thing. It's John by the way."

"It's Michael. Sure is you are a newie, heheheheh." He said, laughingly.

I didn't laugh. I took a solemn face and asked him, "Why is it so late?"

"Well, it's this way. You will get used to it. This is college my friend," he said. "This is only one thing of many other worse things about college."

"Oh! Is that so?" I straightened up, thanked the guy, and returned to where I was standing. I rethought my plan of saving the wolrd with my physics' undying love. After what Michael had said, it became necessary to change plans. It is me saving Me, now. No world! No bull****. I better get ready, I thought. This wasn't what I had supposed it to be. I waited another 8 minutes. The darn bus finally arrived.