Que the Elevator Music...♪♪..♫♩...♪

Student Orientation.

I was nervous the day of going, really nervous. I pushed it aside the whole day until 2 hours before. The  word "What if?" kept flashing through my mind. "What if someone sick sits next to me? What if I'm asked a question I can't answer? What if I forget to write something down?" I had no idea what to expect at this thing.
It was 10 minutes till and I HAD to leave if I wasn't going to show up late. I walked out the door slowly and when I reached the car my stomach did a flip. I must have looked as white as a ghost. My first instinct was "TURN AROUND NOW AND WALK AWAY" but then I felt something else happen. I felt myself say...no. I was not going to run, especially from this. This was a small step that could hugely benefit me and I knew I had to get in the car and just drive. That's what I did, just drove and didn't think. I'd somehow set my mind to Blank. When I got to the elevator I noticed about 15 kids waiting as well. The nerves kicked in a little bit. It was an awkward ride up. I've always hated elevators because of that awkward silence everyone feels. I always feel like laughing because everyone's usually thinking..."Should I hit the button, no I'll just look at the ceiling or maybe I should look at the door?" It's funny what it does to people. I myself looked at the door and prayed nobody would sneeze on me.

When I walked into the building I saw lots of chairs and a projector in the front. Not a lot of people were there yet so I got a seat in the back. I looked around while waiting to get a good look at everyone. As far as the guys went, Cute? yes, Tall? no. Figures.
The whole speech went pretty fast. The woman doing it was really nice and could tell was trying really hard to keep us from falling asleep. I made a note to talk to her afterwards.
I started drifting during the lecture without realizing it and my legs had gone numb. I wasn't anxious anymore though and that felt really good. I'd felt proud that I got through it and liked the feeling. When I got home I felt like a had broke down a chunk of the wall I had been building up over the years and finally felt confident in myself.