First day of my college

It’s almost 10am and I was late for my college and that to on my first day of college. I just took bath, picked of my belongings and ran as fast as possible. When I entered my class after searching for 15 minutes, I was shocked to see the number of student in side the class. Almost 100 of people in a class room of capacity 50. One middle aged man is calling out name and telling which class he/she belongs to. “May I come’ in sir?” I asked being a little hesitant. Suddenly the entire crowd looked at me. Some of the girls started giggling. I felt a bit nervous but still standing outside the gate seeking permission to enter.“Oh! Mr. Late comer! Why are you so late? May I know the reason Sir?” stressing on the part “Sir”, asked the middle aged man who supposed to be my class teacher. “Sss…Sorry sir, actually I was confused with the route to college.” I lied as don’t want to be fool on my first day. “Ok, from next time onwards be sure that you reach your class before 5 mins of starting.” Replied my teacher and started calling out names again. I felt a bit confident then after telling my first lie in college. I reached the last bench and stood there with some other folks. I was looking around to see the new faces who will be my class mate in near future and suddenly I heard a low voice.“Hi, my name is Abhijit and your’s Mr. Late comer?” I turned and saw a simple looked, fair boy with curly hair smiling at me.“Hello! My name is Anil” I replied with a smile. “Do you know our class teacher name?” I asked taking a pause. “Yah, Miss Padma is our class teacher and as she is absent Mr. Ajay is taking the class.” Abhijit replied with the same tone. I felt a bit relaxed as the first impression was not lost till then. “Where are you from?” asked Abhijit.“I am from Puri, I think you know the place right?”“Yah, I know everybody knows about it. It’s the center of attraction of Orissa. So where do you stay in Bhubaneswar?” he asked again.“I am staying in a mess just behind our college.” I replied.“Hmm… so you lied. Right?” he said with a smile.“There was no other way, I was 35 mins late and I can’t say the truth that, I woke up late.”“Hey your full name is Anil Kumar Panda, right?” he asked instantaneously.“Yah, but how do you know that?” I replied being surprised.“Sir is calling your name stupid.” He replied immediately.I looked in front and raised my hand and said “Yes sir”. Ajay sir raised his head and said immediately with anger “Why don’t you reply…” and he stopped.“Oh! Mr. Late comer, it’s you? Am so sorry actually, I was not aware that it’s your name or else I could have gone to you place and asked you politely”. “Do you have any reason now why you are being absent minded in class?” Everybody laughed with the complement that I got on my first day. “Sorry Sir, I was taking out my books from my bag. So I didn’t hear the name properly.” I replied with a low voice. And that was my second lie on my first day.“This is the second time I am warning you Anil, be attentive in your class. And you roll number is 10. So next time I call you roll, be attentive to answer.” He said with a strong voice. “Yes sir” I replied with high pitch being more confident on my second lie.After the roll call half of our class moved out of the class as they are supposed to be in class B. After the division sir left the class along with the students. “Thanks Abhijit, you saved me.” I said to Abhijit. “No problem, but this time also you lied. And don’t call me Abhijit. Call me sanny as now you are my friend” he said with a smile. We shake our hand and from that time onwards I got a friend who changed my life a lot.To be continued…