Thursday, 17 June 2010

Responsible Pilots..

So, following the debaucheries of the Initiation, Monday arrived;

Ring Ring, ring ring..!

The phone rang without rest; the rest of my housemates were asleep, so I got up and answered the phone. I assumed it must be an international call as no one in their right mind would call at this house on a Monday.

- "Hello, with whom am I speaking?"

The mystery voice asked, the tone of their voice was somewhat serious and it was clear he meant business. I told him who I was,

- "You and the rest of your class are required to be in Classroom 3 at 1000hrs for a meeting. Please inform the rest of your class. All cadets are required to attend and in uniform..!"

He then hung up. I was taken slightly aback by the call, but at the same time, in the pit of my stomach I could sense what was coming. As per the request I ran around like in 'The Apprentice' when the call comes, knocking on all of the doors I came across shouting,

- "Guys, we have a meeting at 1000hrs in Room 3, everyone has to attend, I think it's serious..!"

Ok, so it wasn't that early in the day, but as expected, our days off come far and in between, so we were all enjoying a well-deserved(?) lie in.

So we rushed to shower and uniform up. We scrambled everyone and got into the course cars. Rushing over to the airport for the meeting, the conversation took an anxious tone. We all sat speculating on the severity of the meeting and its possible outcomes.

A few minutes to go till 1000hrs and there was a crowd of cadets classes including our own. This was very much the 'waiting outside the headmaster's office' situation. Smirks mixed with fearful looks. For many of us, this was the first time we had seen the perpetrators from the initiation.

We filed in as our superiors lead the way. As we went in people calmly took seats available and some went straight to the back of the classroom to find a place to stand, as far from the 'blast zone' as possible.

Everyone was in, the door slammed shut, the inquiry began;

- "Can someone please explain to me what happened on Saturday..!"

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