A Late Arrival..

I came out of the exam room an hour ahead of the designated end time. There were already a few others out. I had finished some time before, but I absolutely can't stand being the first one out of the exam, I will just sit there until someone else I know has finished; that way when I am outside I have someone to talk to.

When I got out, I could hear some of the guys asking about one of our class who hadn't turned up for the exam. I offered to call him, as I had his phone number. I tried but no response; it went to voicemail.

Oh well, there's nothing we could do about it.

Sometime later, we saw him burst into the lounge area. He came straight over, looking very dishevelled as though he had just gotten out of bed. With a gasp, he managed to get out "What do I do?"

I told him to go to the exam room and see what they could do.

Sometime later, he came back looking rather resigned; "I have to take the exam next month."

He had been to see the examiners and The Chief; both of which concluded that he had missed the point at which the exam could be fairly conducted. Luckily for him, he is still a part of our class and has not been recoursed to the class below.

- "So what on Earth happened?" I asked.
- "I overslept..!"

This wasn't the first time..