First days of school

I'm waiting for a working scanner... so no pictures yet.
Also school is taking up a lot of time.
But I wanted to post today anyway, even without pictures.

So I discovered something during class:
I have an influence on the people around me.

It was seven minutes before class was out, and I had to walk to the other side of campus in ten minutes.
And I really did not want to be late on the first day (this was like two days ago.)

Now, I find it incredibly annoying and disrespectful when a class starts putting their notebooks away and zipping up their backpacks to go before it's even time yet. If I was a teacher and I had a prepared a lesson only to have people start packing up their stuff as soon as they got the chance I'd be kind of offended. Like here I am talking and these people don't even want to be here.

Nevertheless,
I thought I was an exception.
I was getting more anxious with every minute. I didn't want to be late to my next class.
I was on the very edge of the row. Nobody would notice if I got a headstart and put my laptop away.

Or... so I thought. No sooner had I reached for my bag when I noticed someone look over at me, check his phone for the time, and then proceed to start packing up his stuff as well.
Then other people saw him, and suddenly there was a steady flood of sounds.
The sound of zippers zipping
and laptops shutting
and papers rustling
and pencils clicking
and students talking
and children crying
and people screaming
and the voice in my head saying:

This is your fault. You did this.



So I've learned three things in school so far:

1. I'm a terrible person for doing that
2.  Don't pack up your stuff until class is over
3. You have a greater influence than you think


Also, I lied. There is a picture in this post.

It's a purple chihuahua with a sweater and a friendly reminder.