Why Are You so Late?

張貼日期：Jan 25, 2013 5:24:29 AM

Evan Chuang

Everyone had some experiences of being late for school or work. They have some reasons, for example, oversleeping, waiting for the bus, missing the bus, the rainy day and so on. For me, my reasons for being late are forgetting to set up the alarm clock, traffic jams, and occurrence of an accident on the road.

One day, I had a date with one of my friends. We planned to meet in front of the movie cinema at 2:00 pm. But I woke up at 2:30 pm. I forgot to set up the alarm clock！ I called my friend immediately, and I told him what had happened to me. He accepted my excuse and apology.

I used to ride a bicycle to school when I was a high school student, but sometimes my father took me to the school by his car on the rainy day. I was always late on the rainy day because many people drove cars to work on the rainy day so the traffic became obstructed. It was too late when I came into the classroom, and the teacher was already teaching. This situation let me feel embarrassed.

Another reason why I was late for school was the traffic accident on the road. One day, I had a car accident on the way to the school. When I was waiting for the traffic sign to turn green, suddenly, a car from the back hit me and I got hurt. The driver got off, and said “Are you ok?” I said, “Not at all, please take me to the hospital.” It was too late for me when I got back to the school. So I had to ask for a sick leave. I went to the clinic every day for three months after this car accident. Next time, I must be more careful when I am on the street.

The three reasons above are the reasons why I was late. People have different reasons for not being on time for their appointments or dates. We have to get rid of the bad habit of being late. We must be a punctual person, because being late may result in some bad consequences.