Freshmen Fiascos: My first week in college

Hey, so....

Congratulate me for making the first week of my college alive. And that too in one piece. 0)_(0

This week was full of new changes. I was nervous as I took my stuff from the airport and tried booking the taxi. My social anxiety was telling me that the taxi guy would judge me for stuttering while asking him to leave me at my destination. -_-

He was a middle aged man, when I asked him to leave me at my college, he smiled and asked me to get in. It was most likely a kind gesture but I felt judged. "Did my voice sound nervous?", "Did I look too young to be a college student?", "Did he think I'm incapable to go to college?" were the thoughts that were running in ,my mind. >.<

Regardless, I moved on from my anxiety and made an effort to reach the college. Upon arrival, I saw many kids like me who were moving in their respective dorms too. I made my way to the registration counter amongst all the other students, we were pushing each other at one point. 0.0

Despite the chaos, I somehow made my way to the 'check in' counter to ask for the location of my dorm, I couldn't figure out what was the whole alphabets and number figures on my information packet stood for and where the hell was this Anderson Hall? I saw a dark skinned curly haired lady. Her pointed nose and pitch red glasses with a baby pink lipstick made her look like a classic Karen. Sorry for judging her, but yes-she in fact was a Karen. :p

Lemme tell you why. This is how our conversation went:

I walked up to her desk and asked her in the politest manner ever - "Hi, I'm new here. Could you help me find where my dorm is?"

She raised her eyebrow at me and said in a condescending tone "Oh, you're one of those new students who didn't bother to read the information packet, huh? Typical."

I was taken aback by her remark and of course my worst fears that my social anxiety talks to about were coming in live action lol >w<.

I said with a polite voice and trying to control my anxiety, "Um, I did, but I'm just having trouble finding my way." +_+

She sighed quiet loudly to let me know that she was in fact annoyed with me. But to be honest if she had simply answered my question in the first place then I had just left the spot by this time. Regardless, she continued with saying "Well, if you had paid attention during orientation, you wouldn't be lost, now would you? But I suppose I can try to help."

Again lady, just answer my freaking question already, it's not even a big deal.

At this point, I was on the verge of panic, one of my worst nightmares of social anxiety was coming true after all. Yet I kept my calm and asked her politely again, "Thank you. I just need directions to the Anderson Hall dorm."

This time she rolled her eyes at me. I was so anxious that I wanted to leave that spot immediately. But I had nowhere to go except my dorm and I didn't know where on earth it was =_=

She said with an ever dis-grunting voice, "Anderson Hall, Anderson Hall... Honestly, they make these campus maps for a reason. I can't hold every student's hand, you know."

While I was processing her taunts, "Oh! do you intend to go to Anderson Hall miss?" I heard a cheerful voice next to me. As I turned to see the face of that person, I saw a thin tiny red haired girl. Her hair shined like the morning sun. Her freckles and green eyes complimented her fair complexion. It felt like I was looking at a Greek Goddess,

"Y.. ye.. yes I am" I said with a stuttering voice, just as anxious I already was with the Karen, I didn't wanna face that with another person. <0.0>

"I shall guide you then, here, come with me" as she took one of my bags off my hand and we left the Karen's desk.

"I'm Olivia by the way. It's nice to meet you" she said with a bright warm smile. This girl was radiant like the sun.

"Oh! I'm Mia. Thankyou so much for helping me" I said with my polite voice.

"It's totally fine, this Karen spent an hour messing with me yesterday but wouldn't tell me the way to dorm. What's your room number by the way?", she said with a reassuring voice.

I looked into my application form and said, "oh it's 177A".

"Hey, we share the same room" she said with yet another cheerful voice, her face was literally like :D

I am so glad that my room mate is a nice and cheerful person.

As we made our way into the room, I saw an empty and sad bed lol. Like why did it look so sad? After taking tons of efforts to clean the space, we went to shopping mart and bought matching sheet covers and pillow cases for our beds.

Damn I didn't think it would take these many efforts to shift in a dorm. Look at the pic I took of myself reading a book on my bed. The room looks pretty, doesn't it? 0v0

The classes were to begin in a few days. I got up early on the first day of my class, put on my fav jeans and made my way to my first lecture of the day, which was philosophy. -.-

I saw people staring at me as I got into the classroom, I saw the teacher enter in. He was a slender and tall guy with a clean shaved face and neatly combed hair.

He had brought a huge freaking book with himself, I don't know what that was for exactly and he started writing some equations on the board and asked everyone to pen them down.

"What class is this?" I whispered to a guy sitting next to me. "It's sir Jonathan's Class" he said. "Who's that?" I asked with a more confused voice.

"YOU THERE!" I heard him yell as he looked at me. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING TALKING IN MY CLASS??????" he yelled with his eyes wide open and an expressionless face.

He asked me to solve the equation on the board. Of course I couldn't, and I was supposed to be in a philosophy class, not Mathematics.

I stood up and went to the board, in a hope that he would let me go. "I don't think I've seen you around here, are you a new student?" he asked with a stiff but calmer voice.

"Yes sir" I said. "Which college did you go to, before taking transfer here?" he said.

"I'm actually studying Business studies sir, I am a new student, not a transfer one." I replied with an embarrassed voice.

He said that I was in the middle of Sem 3 class for Masters in Mathematics. I felt like my soul left my body. I freaking embarrassed myself. That too on the first day?????? And I made a stupid mistake of being in the wrong class??? =-=

I wished I'd gotten a heart attack and died at that point rather than living up to seeing myself walk out that class while everyone was laughing at me >_<

See you soon!!!